Fantasy versus fact -- Corn in Egypt and Egyptians in the Americas -- Classical Greece and the Roman Empire -- The Celts -- The Viking voyages : myth or reality? -- Transpacific contact -- Maritime trade in Europe I : the Mediterranean -- Maritime trade in Europe II : the western coasts -- Baron of Roslin and Earl of Orkney -- The earl consolidates his power -- The Zeno exploration of the North Atlantic -- A people of peace -- The voyage to Vinland -- The most controversial building in North America -- Dissension, discussion, and debate -- Celebrating history -- Controversy over the Zeno narrative -- Columbus : discoverer of the new world?.
Summary:
"The Americas have had native groups living there for more than 10,000 years, but Columbus was surely not their first visitors. This book covers a range of cultures who had seemingly been visiting the Americas since long before Columbus. Evidence is explored of potential Roman and Phoenician shipwrecks off the coast of South America through to Celtic and Norse exploration of Northern America. With source materials dating back through millennia, including very recent finds, this book will induce the reader to think about a side of history still readily dismissed by some"-- Provided by publisher. "An exploration of the history, mythology, and evidence of those who traveled to pre-Columbian America The Americas have had native groups living there for more than 10,000 years, but Columbus was surely not their first visitors. Uncharted covers a range of cultures who seemingly have been visiting the Americas since long before Columbus. Evidence is explored of potential Roman and Phoenician shipwrecks off the coast of South America through to Celtic and Norse exploration of Northern America. Put simply, the history of the discovery of the North America is all wrong. How did the Knights Templar influence the discovery of the new world? What do the Sinclair family, Rosslyn chapel, and two venetian brothers have to do with the discovery of a new continent? How did the Vikings navigate their way? With source materials dating back through millennia, including very recent finds, this book will induce you to thought about a side of history still so readily dismissed by some. Uncharted tackles the evidence and stories of visiting distant lands that abound from many cultures, such the Egyptian, Greeks, Celts, Vikings, as well as various people from Asia; and one large Chinese group likely settled in the Americas in 100 BC, which current DNA evidence supports. Columbus should be remembered, but remembered for the conquering tyrant he was. These other groups did not come to conquer, but to trade, explore, and escape"-- Provided by publisher.
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