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On 6 June 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Settlement of the Americas to Peopling of the Americas. The result of the discussion was moved.

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EL for 30,000 years ago

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See [1] and [2]. Doug Weller talk 10:05, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

"First settlers of the Americas" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect First settlers of the Americas has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 September 27 § First settlers of the Americas until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer 1234qwer 4 02:55, 27 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Unjustifiably definitive tone.

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The language within this article should be changed to better reflect the distinction between a best supported theory and a proven theory. The current tone of the introductory summary gives the reader the impression that the theory of first peopling over the Beringian ice bridge is proven or settled science, which does not accurately reflect the relevant fields or the philosophy of science.

I do not believe this is an insignificant semantic, especially because this topic is vastly more contested, complicated, and harder to study (given that all the archeological evidence that could’ve been gathered from the ice bridge is now at the bottom of the ocean) than the peopling of regions in Eurasia, and yet uses a similarly definitive tone. 2603:8080:A200:4E0B:112E:98CC:50C:6C74 (talk) 08:34, 15 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

You can't prove a theory. Doug Weller talk 09:07, 15 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

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