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dballance

(5,756 posts)
24. Yep, you're likely correct.
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 02:22 PM
Oct 2013

I watched a documentary the other day on how there are some theories emerging that at the end of the last ice age as the seas rose to overtake the sea-side civilizations that some from the Mediterranean migrated to the Americas and this is another good theory to explain some of the architecture found in Mexico and Central/S. America that is very similar to ancient building techniques on the Med side of the Atlantic. With the find of the Antikythera mechanism we've had to re-evaluate our thoughts about the ability of ancient peoples knowledge of the stars and navigation of the oceans.

One could argue the point Revanchist Oct 2013 #1
I Think It's Insulting to the Indigenous Peoples to say "Discovered" the way it's said now. dballance Oct 2013 #2
But you can't limit that philosophy to just the Americas Revanchist Oct 2013 #3
It's an artifact of eurocentric history Scootaloo Oct 2013 #5
Isn't it time we (US) dropped the Eurocentric mindset after all these centuries? eShirl Oct 2013 #7
Next you'll claim that Coronado didn't discover the Grand Canyon JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2013 #4
Coronado did not visit the Grand Canyon. He went to Zuni and turned east to the Rio Grande pueblos. Coyotl Oct 2013 #12
He took a left at Albuquerque itsrobert Oct 2013 #29
He went straight at Albuquerque, Coyotl Oct 2013 #31
why is it even still a holiday? ffs eShirl Oct 2013 #6
Columbus got taken back to Spain in chains... backscatter712 Oct 2013 #8
he reported back to the dominant civilization on the planet the existence of another continent CBGLuthier Oct 2013 #9
Spain was anything but the dominant civilization on the planet. Spain was totally uncivil. Coyotl Oct 2013 #13
He discovered something unknown to a major center of civilization and learning krispos42 Oct 2013 #10
What Columbus "discovered" was ALREADY a major center of civilization and learning. dballance Oct 2013 #15
Wha....?! Really?!?! Richardo Oct 2013 #11
Exactly. Asians "discovered" North America thousands of years before Columbus and pampango Oct 2013 #14
So immigants have been intruding into European land for millennia? Figures! Orrex Oct 2013 #17
Damn immigrants. They've been intruding on "our" land since before "we" even discovered it. pampango Oct 2013 #18
No job is done until the paperwork is complete. FarCenter Oct 2013 #16
Believe me, as a Daughter of the LAKOTA the lies never get past my Elementary School grandchildren.. Tikki Oct 2013 #19
One good thing is we can actually have this discussion now. dballance Oct 2013 #23
Maybe it's because we live in a Liberal Blue Coast State, but none of our sons' teachers.. Tikki Oct 2013 #25
Yeh, time to stop perpetuating this lie, and stop celebrating the start of the systematic genocide Zorra Oct 2013 #20
My prediction is that we will find evidence of waves of immigrants to the Americas Taverner Oct 2013 #21
Yep, you're likely correct. dballance Oct 2013 #24
And the polynesians REALLY had perfected sea travel Taverner Oct 2013 #27
Don't forget the anachronites cvoogt Oct 2013 #30
He was just a worthless rat then. Ya, ok. n/t miyazaki Oct 2013 #22
Well, yep. A self-centered, profiteer with no empathy for other humans. So Yes. dballance Oct 2013 #26
History gave him more than his due, that's all... Tikki Oct 2013 #28
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