Question

This group settled closest to the Bering Straight, where a land bridge formed 15-20 thousand

years ago.

Answer 1

This would have occurred as the American glaciers blocking the way southward melted, but before the bridge was covered by the sea about 11,000 years BP. Before European colonization, Beringia was inhabited by the Yupik peoples on both sides of the straits. This culture remains in the region today along with others.

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