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Bering Land Bridge base camp reveals what life was like nearly 14,000 years ago

Bering Land Bridge base camp reveals what life was like nearly 14,000 years ago
Phys.org Wednesday 14 October 2026, 18:00 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

The area of water between Russia and North America and the Pacific and Arctic oceans is now known as the Bering Strait. Yet it was once what we call the Bering Land Bridge, an exposed land and maritime region that connected Asia to North America.

The area of water between Russia and North America and the Pacific and Arctic oceans is now known as the Bering Strait. Yet it was once what we call the Bering Land Bridge, an exposed land and maritime region that connected Asia to North America.
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