Paleo-Indians

Incredible details of 10,000-year-old trek revealed in fossil footprints

Science

Incredible details of 10,000-year-old trek revealed in fossil footprints

Surprise cave discoveries may double the time people lived in the Americas

History & Culture

Surprise cave discoveries may double the time people lived in the Americas

When, How Did the First Americans Arrive? It’s Complicated.

Book Talk

When, How Did the First Americans Arrive? It’s Complicated.

How Tough Is Your Diet? Find Out in This Beautiful Graphic

Magazine

How Tough Is Your Diet? Find Out in This Beautiful Graphic

First Americans May Have Arrived by Coastal, Not Inland, Route

Who Were the First Americans?

A study of skulls excavated from the tip of Baja California in Mexico suggests that the first Americans may not have been the ancestors of today's Amerindians, but another people who came from Southeast Asia and the southern Pacific area.

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