They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
Description
This provocative historical study investigates the possibility that African mariners reached the Americas centuries before Columbus, challenging conventional accounts of pre-Columbian exploration. Drawing on cultural comparisons, historical records, linguistic observations, and archaeological interpretations, it explores suggested connections between African and Indigenous American civilizations. The book examines themes of cultural exchange, overlooked histories, and the ways scholarly assumptions shape our understanding of the past. Bold and revisionist in approach, it invites readers to reconsider the complexity of contact and influence in the ancient world.
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paperback
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published Jan 1, 2003
284 pages
ISBN: 9780812968170
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First Published
1976
Language
eng
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