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Across before Columbus? : evidence for transoceanic contact with the Americas prior to 1492 / edited by Donald Y. Gilmore, Linda S. McElroy

Papers originally presented at the America Before Columbus (ABC) Conference which was sponsored by NEARA and held in Providence, R.I. in June 1992. ANTH copy 39088017237454 gift from the library of ...
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Vikings reached America 1,000 years before Christopher Columbus; scientists confirm

Studies have reaffirmed a centuries-old theory, argued by many historians over time: there was, in fact, a Viking presence in America in the year 1021 AD. Scientific researchers, analysing historical ...
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Explorations in America before Columbus

The dawn of seafaring discovery -- The first pathfinder to the new world -- the discovery of America's mainland -- Leif Erikson discovers America -- Where was Leif Erikson's Vinland? -- America's ...
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Syphilis-linked bacteria was in the Americas long before Columbus’ arrival: study

Researchers have recovered ancient DNA containing bacteria related to syphilis — potentially pushing the known history of the disease back by more than 3,000 years, according to their study. The ...
The Boston Globe

5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus

From a 5,500-year-old human shinbone, scientists have discovered a close cousin of the pathogen that causes syphilis, providing the oldest evidence yet that the disease has ancient roots in the ...