Archaeologists have a lot of dates wrong for North American indigenous history – but new techniques are correcting it
by Sturt Manning,
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Columbus famously reached the Americas in 1492. Other Europeans had made the journey before, but the century from then until 1609 marks the creation of the modern globalized world.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.There appears to plenty of Archaeological evidence to show that Columbus was definitely NOT the first European to reach the Americas, the Vikings were more than likely there centuries before him and the Chinese weren't such slouches at Open Seas sailing either.
Even the idea that North American Natives were only present around 12,000 years ago is, in estimation and opinion, most likely out by at least a possible 5 + thousand or more years and they may well have been there at least 15,000 to 20,000 years longer than estimated.
Triphid
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Apr 30, 2020
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Most archaeologists except the 20,000 to 15,000 yr window for arrival. There is some evidence for three waves of migration during this window; one from Siberia, one from northern Europe, and a third from Micronesia
Also there is a village in the Carolinas or Virginia (read about last year and cannot remember which) that predates Columbus by a couple hundred years. Appears to be of Irish ancestry.
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