Out with the old and in with the new!

1. Out with the old and in with the new! Exploring the Old and New Migration Theories.

2. By the end of the period you will… • …understand the Old Migration Theory and explain why it has been replaced with the New Migration Theory. • …be able to explain how The Kennewick Man contributed to the New Migration Theory.

3. The Old Migration Theory • 200,000 – 100,000 yrs. ago Homo sapiens in Africa • 100,000 yrs. ago they migrated to Europe, the Middle East and Asia (the “Old World”) • 50,000 – 30,000 yrs. ago spread to most habitable Old World” • Around 12,000 yrs. ago humans appeared in North and South America (“New World”)

4. The Old Migration Theory • From Asia to Alaska using a land bridge. That existed between 15,000 – 10,000 yrs. ago • Land bridge was created by lower sea levels during the last ice age

5. Criticism of Old Theory • Archaeologists have found artifact on the East coast and in South America that are 50,000 – 20,000 yrs. old • Biologists are using skull and DNA testing to prove that the first New World humans come from a range of Old World locations • Language specialists say it would have taken 50,000 – 30,000 yrs. to develop our current language diversity

6. The Kennewick Man • Found in 1996 in Kennewick, Washington • His skull and skeletal feature have more in common with people from Northern Japan than Central Asia • People came to the New World from different places, at different times, and in different ways

7. The New Migration Theory • 35, 000 – 20,000 yrs. ago first people arrived in North America • Some used the land bridge while others crossed in small boats • A diverse group of people came to the New World at different times • Multiple migration stories