Geography

Archeology, Ecology, Genetics, Geography

Beringia and Beyond: Exploring the Initial Settlement of the Americas

Troy / November 1, 2024

One of the most contentious debates in all of archeology is when and how the Americas were first settled. For a while, it was claimed that the first people in the Americas were the “Clovis”. They were a group of big-game hunters with distinctive hunting tools that allegedly bypassed formidable glaciers through an inland ice-free […]

Archeology, Ecology, Geography, Paleoecology

An Ice Age Relic in the Middle of Asia

Troy / October 17, 2024

If you’re well-versed in Pleistocene ecology, you’ve almost certainly heard about the steppe-tundra, also known as the mammoth steppe. During the Last Glacial Period, this biome covered vast parts of three continents: Europe, Asia, and North America. The name “steppe-tundra” refers to the fact that it contained a unique mixture of steppe and tundra species,