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Who were the first Americans, where did they come from and how did they spread? The story is as thrilling as an adventure story—in fact, it is one. And at the same time, it is a detective story, since not all the puzzle pieces have been found yet, and more investigation is needed to find a solution that satisfies everyone (assuming that is possible at all).
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Vogl, G. (2019). The Puzzles of the First American Immigration. In: Adventure Diffusion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04681-1_6
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