(September 24, 2019 at 1:51 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(September 24, 2019 at 1:41 pm)EgoDeath Wrote: Plenty of people came to America before Columbus.
Maybe I am wrong, but, I think there is only real firm evidence of for the Vikings and the Inuits, and much more circumstantial evidence for the Polynesians having reached the Americas between end of the ice age about 12,000 years ago the end of the last ice age, and Columbus.
The other claims all seem to be fringe pet theories with only the most tenuous evidence and almost no mainstream professional genetic, paleontology, archeology and anthropology support.
Yeah, there are plenty of pet theories about on the subject.
I'm not sure who Loewen cited as having come before Columbus; there were several groups mentioned, among them were the Vikings and I think even a group of African sailors. Though, the main point in that section of Lies My Teacher Told Me seemed to focus more on the fact that Columbus was certainly not here first, which is often what is, or at least was, taught in American schools, hence the title of the book. As for the credibility behind the claims of who did come here, I can't say I ever looked into it at the time, as I was in high school when I read the book and, to be honest, wasn't too concerned with researching the topic.
I think most of us tend to just assume that the experts know what they're talking about. Personally, I don't have much stake in the conversation, as I couldn't really care less. Though the idea of Croatians coming here before Columbus is an interesting one; it's not one I've heard before.
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