So, if Lewis and Clark could cross the entire North American continent (Jefferson’s Washington DC office to Oregon’s west coast and back!) in less than three years by foot, horse, boat and wagon, how long would it take to get from Alaska to Chile by foot?
It’s been done on horse back.
Great book about it, but can’t remember name.
I guess how long it too prehistoric man to get to Chile depends upon how fast they moved south from Alaska and what factors that motivated them to keep moving south. The one thing I’m confident of is that the early travelers didn’t have a Fodor’s Tour Guide to help them on their way.
So, how many sabertooth cats, short-faced bears, and dire wolves did the firearm-equipped Lewis & Clark have to contend with during their trip across a territory they were merely taking notes instead of having to just survive?
Big difference between a targeted known destination long-range trip, and a mass migration of a people. The latter probably required centuries, if not millennia.
#4 If they took the Pan-American Highway then a few weeks tops.
less than a month for one-third to one-half the distance, as evidenced by our current migrants