From: Forrest Bishop (forrestb@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sun Nov 02 1997 - 11:54:03 MST
Kristen wrote:
>
>>>Actually, I read an article by some anthropoligist
>>>a year or so ago which suggested that Native Americans
>>>came across the "land bridge" which now forms the tip
>>>of Alaska quite a while back, migrated Southward and
>>>not only displaced but completely wiped out a race
>>>of PREVIOUS Native Americans.
>>This appears to be the case, both on linguistic grounds and DNA
>>studies. At least *four* such waves of immigration took place before
>>the European invasion. Each one displaced the previous, causing it to
>>move southward. The remains of the oldest wave are in South America,
>>the newest in Alaska and northern Canada.
>Can you suggest a URL/book/whatever where I can learn more about this?
>It sounds like the smoking gun I need in several political arguments
>with my nearest & dearest.
>-k.
>
>codewarrior princess
>
>"In cyberspace, no one can hear you put on weight."
A Scientific American article of about 2 years ago addressed the
linguistic evidence. I can look it up next week
if you can't find it.
Forrest
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