Did Stone Age Europeans Settle in America 20,000 Years Ago?

The Takeaway

Coming up, archeologists have long believed the first Americans came from Asia. But new artifacts found along the eastern seaboard suggests they may have come from Europe instead. Dennis Stanford, Curator of Archeology at the Smithsonian Museum of National History joins The Takeaway, next.

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