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First Americans May Have Arrived by Sea | Washington DC News
New evidence is rewriting the story of how the first people reached the Americas—suggesting they didn’t walk across the Bering Land Bridge, but sailed along the Pacific coast using kelp forests as a natural highway. Discoveries on California’s Channel Islands, including the 13,000-year-old Arlington Man, point to coastal travel, with better dating methods confirming the age and location. This supports the Kelp Highway Theory, which posits that early migrants followed a reliable food-rich route from Asia to South America, avoiding the need to adapt to unfamiliar inland environments. Findings…
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