"Inuk" - the ancient man of Siberian ancestry found in Greenland
This shed some new light on some of the earliest inhabitants of North America and the migration patterns they may have followed. The man was part of the ancient Saqqaq culture, which lived in Greenland between 2500BC and 800BC.
What is most amazing to me is that he or his ancestors traveled from Eastern Siberia across the North American Continent to Greenland. It makes me wonder what could have prompted such a long and difficult migration. It also goes to show that our ancestry could be much more varied than we tend to think. If this man could travel half-way around the world 4500 years ago, imagine the diversity that has happened since then due to migration and cultural upheaval.
I like it when I find articles like this. I have enjoyed your others I have seen as well. so far not as many as I will explore in more cold days ahead. Who needs Danielle Steel and Fern Michels, when there are the interesting articles like these and shows on discovery channel, etc. I’ll take this anyday. Thanks for the convenience of being a follower. jo
[ smile a big one!] He looks like Mr T. minus gold chains.
Thanks for the kind words, Jo! You’re right about Inuk, I don’t think I would want to meet him in a dark alley or a desolate glacier in Greenland!