Did the Siberians and Alaskan natives know about each other across the Bering Strait while the West didn't know the American continent existed? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Did the Siberians and Alaskan natives know about each other across the Bering Strait while the West didn't know the American continent existed?

by Capntallon

If so, were they aware of the vast quantities of land across the strait? Was trade ever done?

jschooltiger

More can always be said, but you may be interested in these older answers to similar questions:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1fmljj/how_come_america_was_not_discovered_via_the/cabrg0t/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14xfpp/russia_is_so_close_to_alaska_why_didnt_the/c7haxb5/