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Ancient Beringian

Alright kiddo, so long, long time ago, there was a place called Beringia. Beringia was like a big land bridge that connected Asia and North America. Some really, really old people lived there a long, long time ago. We call those people the Ancient Beringians.

These Ancient Beringians were the very first people to live in that part of the world. They were very tough and they had to survive in a really tough environment. There wasn't much food, and it was really cold where they lived.

The Ancient Beringians were really important because they were the ancestors of many of the Native American tribes that live in North and South America today. They also helped to shape the culture of those tribes by passing down their knowledge and traditions.

Today, scientists study Ancient Beringians by looking at their bones and artifacts that they left behind. By doing this, they can learn a lot about what life was like for these people a long, long time ago.