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[https://www.britannica.com/place/Mexico/History by Michael C. Meyer, Ernst C. Griffin 25/10/25 Britannica] | [https://www.britannica.com/place/Mexico/History by Michael C. Meyer, Ernst C. Griffin 25/10/25 Britannica] | ||
It is assumed that the first inhabitants of Middle America were early American Indians, of Asian derivation, who migrated into the area at some time during the final stage of the Pleistocene Epoch. The date of their arrival in central Mexico remains speculative. The assertions of some archaeologists and linguists that early humans resided in Mexico some 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, before developing technology for big-game hunting, are rejected by most scholars. | It is assumed that the first inhabitants of Middle America were early American Indians, of Asian derivation, who migrated into the area at some time during the final stage of the Pleistocene Epoch. The date of their arrival in central Mexico remains speculative. The assertions of some archaeologists and linguists that early humans resided in Mexico some 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, before developing technology for big-game hunting, are rejected by most scholars. | ||
=====Pre-Columbian Era: Mexico Before European Contact===== | |||
[https://www.culturefrontier.com/pre-columbian-era/ by Francisco Perpuli 17/9/23 Culture Frontier] | |||
Before European explorers ever made contact with the New World in the 15th century, the Americas was a vastly different continent. Thriving civilizations and diverse cultures could be found throughout most of the Americas, with Mesoamerica being an important blossoming epicenter. | |||
