What's fascinating to me about this is how often the Brooks Range keeps popping up in the critical archeological record. I used to assume that people who come f

What's fascinating to me about this is how often the Brooks Range keeps popping up in the critical archeological record. I used to assume that people who come from Siberia to North America are crossing the land bridge and taking a direct route southeast to more temperate climates and to get back to the coast asap. However, it makes a lot of sense that they'd stick between the major river and the caribou herds to sustain them in travel east and west. Travel would have been easier, food more plentiful, even if somewhat (okay, significantly) colder than the South Central coast line. The South Central and South East coastlines are arguably less hospitable without specialized knowledge of watercraft and saltwater fishing and hunting skills.