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“Guns, Germs and Steel” by Jared Diamond.

• TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
  That’s a great book, but it’s from 1997. I think some theories have changed in 23 years. For example, the Siberia-Alaska land bridge theory is just one possible way humans got to the Americas.
  • losteric 6y ago
    I felt his book was more arguing against racist notions of developmental inequality by painting a picture of how systemic and environmental factors influence societal evolution. We've learned more but the central thesis holds.. That said, do you know of a more current layman-accessible book on the topic?
  • gregjor 6y ago
    One possible way, but the one best supported by evidence. The west coast of North America continues to yield evidence of human settlement and migration, sometimes just offshore. Genetics also supports the out of Siberia hypothesis.