There are three main theories about the first human settlement in America, the Clovis culture-theory, the Monte Verde-theory and the theory that humans first came to America very early, even for 50,000 years. Here you can find articles about all of these theory, plus an article about what route the first humans used to come to America.
Origin
In 1929 remains of early human settlement were found near the town Clovis in New Mexico by a 19 years old boy. These remains were the oldest ever found in America and soon remains were found all over America.
The Clovis culture, as the people was named, was for decades thought to be the first humans in America. Today however scientists are not so sure about that. Click here for more information.​
In 1975 father and son Juan and Sergio Barria, found a tooth from an extinct elephant, at there property in Monte Verde, in Chile. American-born anthropologist Tom Dillehay​ came to the site and started digging for more bones with the geologists Mario Pino. They suddenly came down on remains of human settlent, which were dated to around 14.500 years, or 1000 years older than the Clovis sites.
This remains were ignored for years. That has changed today. Click here for more information.
One of the largest questions about the first humans in America is; where did they come from. This simple question turnes out to be very hard to answer. Today there are many theories about the origin of the Native Americans, and here you can find information about some of them.
In 2003 remains of very early human settlement were found in Topper South-California​​​​​​​​​​. The remains were dated as 40-50,000 years old, making them the oldest remains ever found in America.
Some scientists consider this theory to be the correct one about the first human settlement in America. This theory is though very disposed. Click here for more information.
