Increasing evidence for the existence of a "kelp highway" has provided an alternative to purely interior routes in favor of more viable coastal migration. [ 2 ] The coastal migration hypothesis …

Nov 8, 2017 · The kelp highway theory suggests that the first Americans arrived not by land, but by sea, following the coastline of the Pacific Rim of northeastern Asia and Beringia to as far …

A subsequent theory, known as the “Kelp Highway,” came closer to the mark: As the massive ice sheets covering western North America retreated, the first humans arrived on the continent not …

Forests of bull kelp, with thick floating masses of brownish-green fronds, have been swaying in ocean waves along the Pacific coasts of the Americas for eons. This marine ecosystem runs …

Nov 2, 2017 · The First Americans may have followed a "kelp highway" of marine resources via a coastal route from Siberia to the New World. Nutrient-rich kelp beds such as these, near Crook …

Feb 24, 2023 · Erlandson helped develop the “kelp highway” hypothesis, which proposed that the first Americans followed a Pacific Coast route from Northeast Asia to Beringia and the Pacific …

Jan 9, 2024 · During the last ice age, sea ice may have provided an ancient "highway" for the first humans to reach the Americas, researchers say.

Jul 20, 2019 · Part of the Pacific Coast Migration Model, the Kelp Highway proposes that the first Americans reached the New World by following the coastline along Beringia and into the …

Jun 23, 2024 · The kelp highway is a hypothesis that suggests the first Americans arrived in the Americas by traveling along the coastline via boats, following the nutrient-rich kelp forests that …

Jan 1, 2007 · With reduced wave energy, holdfasts for boats, and productive fishing, these linear kelp forest ecosystems may have provided a kind of “kelp highway” for early maritime peoples …