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Amerigine or ameriginal is a term coined in 1961 by B. Jonson and explained in his treatise Amerigine, published by Savant publications and refers to a theoretical group of homo sapiens that originally evolved in the Americas. Although the idea was wildly speculative when the work was written, much evidence has been uncovered by later archaeologists that seem to indicate the presence of humans in the Americas pre-migrations^{[citation needed]}. While the term Amerigine is specific to the theoretical group, it may refer to indigenous peoples of the Americas in general.

[edit] See also

• Indigenous peoples
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas