All across the world many credit the Europeans for the discovery of the Americas, however, adjacent to what people may think, the Europeans most certainly were not the first civilized people to arrive in North America.
While many believe Columbus was the first to discover North America in 1492, he had actually been beaten to the punch by more than 12,000 years by the Paleo-Indians. During the Paleolithic revolution about 40,000 years ago, a life based on hunting, and gathering appeared in Europe, Africa and Asia. As Paleolithic hunters in Asia began to push further and further into the arctic tundra while perusing bigger game, they eventually crossed Beringia a massive land bridge connecting the two continents that enabled the hunters to enter
While many believe Columbus was the first to discover North America in 1492, he had actually been beaten to the punch by more than 12,000 years by the Paleo-Indians. During the Paleolithic revolution about 40,000 years ago, a life based on hunting, and gathering appeared in Europe, Africa and Asia. As Paleolithic hunters in Asia began to push further and further into the arctic tundra while perusing bigger game, they eventually crossed Beringia a massive land bridge connecting the two continents that enabled the hunters to enter