Hiya, you may be interested in a few earlier threads on human migration / adaptability to colder climate zones
Human migration
Why did humans leave warm or temperate zones and migrate to colder climates?
What made native people choose the inhospitable places in which they live?
Staying in the north
For what reasons did the ancestors of the Inuit choose to settle in such climates, rather than returning South? (ignore the links to other posts - they're a repeat of above)
Did Eskimo / Inuit / northern peoples know there was a warmer climate to the south?
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