Since the Bering Strait only separates the continents by 55 miles, with islands between, was there localized trade/travel between small groups of individuals?
Was there contact but it was simply never realized these were two separate but massive continents?
What did Asian societies believe was to the extreme north east of Asia and what did their maps depict? How long did it even take for word to reach them of the official discovery of north america?
Hi, you may be interested in a few previous posts..
/u/poob1x gives a broad overview in Is there any evidence of pre-colombian crossings of the Bering Strait?
/u/Reedstilt in 'How come America was not "discovered" via the Bering Strait?'
/u/The_Alaskan in "Russia is so close to Alaska, why didn't the Russians discover North America well before Columbus?"