The name American Aborigines has been proposed by some archaeologists and anthropologists for hypothetical peoples who lived in the Americas prior to the arrival of the ancestors of the Paleo-Indians. This theory is mainly supported by a number of archaeological finds, the dates and anatomical features of which do not fit into the more established Siberian migration or "Clovis First" theories.

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  • The name American Aborigines has been proposed by some archaeologists and anthropologists for hypothetical peoples who lived in the Americas prior to the arrival of the ancestors of the Paleo-Indians. This theory is mainly supported by a number of archaeological finds, the dates and anatomical features of which do not fit into the more established Siberian migration or "Clovis First" theories. On the basis of that evidence, it has been speculated that those hypothetical American Aborigines could have been the descendants of Proto-Australoids or early East Asians coming to the Americas from various points of origin, including Oceania or southeast Asia. According to the hypothesis, this population was nearly exterminated or assimilated by the ancestors of today's Amerindians. However, this theory is still somewhat controversial, and the evidence is still being analyzed and published. The proposed name collides with other established uses of "Aborigine" in American contexts; see American Aborigines (disambiguation).
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  • The name American Aborigines has been proposed by some archaeologists and anthropologists for hypothetical peoples who lived in the Americas prior to the arrival of the ancestors of the Paleo-Indians. This theory is mainly supported by a number of archaeological finds, the dates and anatomical features of which do not fit into the more established Siberian migration or "Clovis First" theories.
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  • Pre-Siberian American Aborigines
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