Pacific coastal migration: maritime routes and archaeological/paleoecological records (c. 18,000–8,000 BP)

1. Beringia widens during Last Glacial Maximum

   Jan 1, 19048 BCELabels: Beringia, Last Glacial

   • NPS Beringia
   • Britannica

2. Coastal refugia likely persist on northwest coast

   Jan 1, 16048 BCELabels: Coastal refugia, Northwest Coast

   • USGS Kelp
   • NPS Beringia

3. Cooper’s Ferry shows early inland presence before corridor

   Jan 1, 14558 BCELabels: Cooper s, Idaho

   • Science PubMed

4. Monte Verde II confirms early people in southern Chile

   Jan 1, 12548 BCELabels: Monte Verde, Chile

   • Antiquity
   • Monte Verde

5. Paisley Caves coprolites support pre-Clovis presence

   Jan 1, 12248 BCELabels: Paisley Caves, Oregon

   • UO News
   • ScienceDaily

6. Triquet Island hearth suggests early coastal settlement

   Jan 1, 12048 BCELabels: Triquet Island, British Columbia

   • Triquet Island
   • PRX World

7. Manis site indicates pre-Clovis hunting in Pacific Northwest

   Jan 1, 11848 BCELabels: Manis site, Washington

   • Manis Site

8. Channel Islands remains support early seafaring capability

   Jan 1, 11048 BCELabels: Channel Islands, Arlington Springs

   • Arlington Springs

9. Ice-free corridor opens but is initially not biologically viable

   Jan 1, 10598 BCELabels: Ice-free corridor, Paleoecology

   • Nature 2016

10. On Your Knees Cave shows marine-based diet in Southeast Alaska

    Jan 1, 8350 BCELabels: On Your, Prince of

    • On Your Knees

11. Sea-level rise submerges much of the early coastal record

    Jan 1, 7050 BCELabels: Sea-level rise, Submerged coastlines

    • USGS Kelp
    • Nature 2016

12. Kelp Highway hypothesis formalizes coastal-route model

    Jan 1, 2007Labels: Kelp Highway, Nearshore corridor

    • USGS Paper