Surprising proposal, American Indians look more Asian than European.
There are probably some genetic studies somewhere
Of course there are two ends to the Americas
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'First Americans were Australian'
. . .]However, the new evidence shows that these people did not arrive in an empty wilderness. Stone tools and charcoal from the site in Brazil show evidence of human habitation as long ago as 50,000 years.[/quote]
BBC News | Sci/Tech | 'First Americans were Australian'

This Brazilian cave art looks very similar to ancient Australian Aboriginal Art.
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The identity of the first Americans is an emotive and controversial question.
But the evidence from Brazil, and a handful of people who still live at the very tip of South America, suggests that the Americas have been home to a greater diversity of humans than previously thought - and for much longer.
Ancient Voices: The hunt for the first Americans(BBC Documentary)
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