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Amanda Heidt

Did humans cross the Bering Strait after the land bridge disappeared?

Two indigenous Arctic peoples paddle through icy waters in a traditional canoe-style boat.

The Bering Land Bridge once connected Russia to Alaska and was a crossing point for some of the first humans to populate the Americas. But during certain periods, the bridge was either impassable or submerged due to sea level rise, seemingly stranding later waves of people on both sides.

But was it possible for early humans to traverse the Bering Strait by boat? And if so, what evidence exists to support their crossings?

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