Siberians / Native Americans

[Subu'atai]

Guess what it comes down to is the fact that well; we'll never know for sure. Still, so far I've only heard about creation stories as a response to the evidence that gives one the impression that Siberian/Native Americans are inter-related a long time ago...

I'm hoping for stronger evidence that proves native-Americans are not related at all to the Altai. Besides, I don't like the Bering Strait theory at all, and it has been invented/used politically by Western powers, which makes it rather questionable.

[H. İhsan Erkoç]

Actually archaeological-wise, there have been two major migration lines detected so far. One from the Bering, which makes the North American Natives closer to the Siberians, and one from the Pacific islands, making the South American Natives closer to Pacific islanders.

[Subu'atai]

So I guess the native Americans who insist on the "we've always been here" aspect will have to work harder to convince others of their theory considering the evidence on the contrary. The Bering strait theory has been used politically to justify invasion/assimilation/genocide with the saying "they are aliens to this land too" in other words. However, need harder facts to prove it wrong.

Migration lines, not to mention similarities in culture/looks (North American)... only big thing is... they had no horses until...

It is well known that domesticated horses were introduced into North America beginning with the Spanish conquest, and that escaped horses subsequently spread throughout the American Great Plains. Customarily, such wild horses that survive today are designated "feral" and regarded as intrusive, exotic animals, unlike the native horses that died out at the end of the Pleistocene.

And one thing...

Modern horses, zebras, and asses belong to the genus Equus, the only surviving genus in a once diverse family, the Equidae. Based on fossil records, the genus appears to have originated in North America about 4 million years ago and spread to Eurasia (presumably by crossing the Bering land bridge) 2 to 3 million years ago. Following that original emigration, there were additional westward migrations to Asia and return migrations back to North America

?!?! I don't get it really, rather interesting.

[greyknight]

During the ice age the oceans retreated back and were frozen up into glaciers. The mass herds of Equines that roamed the earth in that time were able to roam from continent to continent due to the natural land bridges created by the receding oceans. Or so thats what many experts believe is the explanation for equine fossils in the north Americas but no active herds untill they were re introduced by the spanish.

[greyknight]

I can say though, MUSTANGS ARE F*%@ing BAD ASS ANIMALS!!!!!!! More pony like than horse like. They are strong and extraordinarily robust animals capable of amazing feats of endurance. Ive ridden them before so I can attest to their strength.

[ancalimon]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den%C3%A9-Yeniseian_languages

Dené–Yeniseian is a language family or language stock consisting of the Yeniseian languages of central Siberia and the Na–Dené languages of northwestern North America. It is the first accepted linguistic connection between the Old and New Worlds, not counting a few Yupik languages found at the eastern tip of Siberia. It attests to pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact between Asia and America of the kind also required to explain the Yupik languages on both sides of the Bering Strait.

Here are the clear words that we still use in Turkish which are on Edward Vajda's list
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mouth (aðýz)
stone (taþ)
hand (el)
foot (ayak)
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ummm and of course Athabaskan. LOL

Going to sit with Sitting Bull now. See ya

[irelander]

Most cultures were very similar 10,00 years ago. People used to say they came from Siberia. Now they say they came from Siberia and Portugal. Maybe they originated in America. Maybe they mixed with Siberians too.

[abdulhay]

Were do u guys get this information from?, which books do u read, its very interesting subject, could u please inform those who want to study further about this topic which books that are recommended.

thanks in advance.