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No, scientists do not know exactly when the Paleo-Indians crossed into North America. These remarkable people came across the Berengia land bridge (most probably) some 40,000 to 16,500 years ago. Any investigator can see that span of time is broad enough to shove a minor planet through it, but there it is. Read just a bit more and then consider your options.

The "exact" time of the crossing is hotly debated by a variety of investigators. There are compelling arguments for the more recent time being closer to the truth, and equally compelling arguments for that longer-ago figure. And don't think that the debate will die down soon. Dig deep and collect data and then submit your own estimate of the time period for that crossing. Oh, and be prepared to be carved up by those who opinions differ.

Certainly the circumspect observer might wish to just survey the data and the arguments, form some private estimate of the time of the crossing, and then wait for someone to pull the smoking gun and settle the debate. Lastly, we might just have to settle for a range or estimates for that crossing. It might narrow as investigators look more deeply using different methods, apply more sophisticated tools to conduct research, or a combination of things. And it might not.

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