Paleoindians
Paleoindians were the first human inhabitants of the Americas. Evidence suggests they arrived from Asia, likely crossing a land bridge that once connected Siberia and Alaska, known as Beringia. This migration is thought to have occurred during the Late Pleistocene epoch, possibly as early as 20,000 years ago, although precise dating is a subject of ongoing research.
These early inhabitants were hunter-gatherers, relying on hunting large game animals such as mammoths and mastodons,
The geographic range of Paleoindian sites extends across North and South America, indicating a rapid dispersal