Paleo-amerind (Noun)
Meaning
A member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Paleo-amerinds first migrated to the Americas from Asia across the Bering Land Bridge during the last ice age.
- The fossil record shows that Paleo-amerinds were skilled hunters and gatherers who lived in small nomadic groups.
- Studies of Paleo-amerinds have shed light on the early human settlement of the Americas and their potential connection to modern Native American groups.
- Paleo-amerinds developed a range of cultures and technologies that allowed them to thrive in diverse environments across North and South America.
- Genetic analysis of Paleo-amerind remains has helped scientists to better understand the migration patterns and population dynamics of early human groups in the Americas.