Prof. Marks tells the story of human migration from Africa to the Americas - 10,000 years prior than previously believed. 

Did humans first migrate to America by crossing an ice-free land bridge from Asia? This is the familiar story of how Native Americans crossed the Bering Sea, during a time when it was dry land, from Siberia to Alaska. But here is the thing: the latest scientific evidence undermines this belief. According to a study published in the journal Science, human presence is unequivocally shown in America during a period between 21,000 to 23,000 years ago, a period in which glacial ice sheets would have presumably impeded the migration of humans from Asia to Alaska. 

To better understand the significance of this recent discovery, and to also better understand anthropology, including its history of racism, we spoke with Mr. Jonathan Marks, a Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Professor Marks teaches biological anthropology, human variation and human origins. He is the recipient of many awards and honors, which are listed on his academic homepage: https://anthropology.charlotte.edu/node/131

Among his many publications, Professor Marks is the author of the following books: