It has been widely accepted that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. There is undisputable evidence which proves that in fact, other civilizations had first sailed to the Americas. Some of those civilizations are the Viking/Norse and the Polynesians.
Who was Christopher Columbus? Columbus was an Italian navigator, who sailed westward across the Atlantic, in his search of new routes to Asia. During the voyage, he indeed reached land, but it was no Asia. He landed on what is known today as North America and the Caribbean.
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The Vikings:
Around the year 985, Erik the Red sailed west from Iceland, to an island he called "Greenland." After the death of Erik the Red, his son Leif Erikson continued his explorations. Around the year …show more content…
DNA analyses and direct dating were made on the new found bones. The results from the analyses were compared with the ancient mtDNA, from chicken bones from archeological sites in Polynesia. The results of the analyses, indicated that the age of the chicken bones ranged between AD 1321 - 1407. That means, that the chicken bones come to the pre-Columbian era.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, it has been mostly believed by people, that Christopher Columbus was the first to discover the America. There is undisputable evidence which proves that in fact, other civilizations had first sailed to the Americas. Some of those civilizations are the Viking/Norse and the Polynesians.
“Columbus.” Columbus. William F. Keegan, n.d. Accessed April 6, 2016. https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/caribarch/columbus.htm#claim.
Storey, Alice A., José Miguel Ramírez, Daniel Quiroz, David V. Burley, David J. Addison, Richard Walter, Atholl J. Anderson, et al. “Radiocarbon And DNA Evidence for a Pre-Columbian Introduction of Polynesian Chickens to Chile.” Proceedings Of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. National Academy of Sciences, 2007. Last modified 2007. Accessed April 6, 2016.
Who was Christopher Columbus? Columbus was an Italian navigator, who sailed westward across the Atlantic, in his search of new routes to Asia. During the voyage, he indeed reached land, but it was no Asia. He landed on what is known today as North America and the Caribbean.
Body I:
The Vikings:
Around the year 985, Erik the Red sailed west from Iceland, to an island he called "Greenland." After the death of Erik the Red, his son Leif Erikson continued his explorations. Around the year …show more content…
DNA analyses and direct dating were made on the new found bones. The results from the analyses were compared with the ancient mtDNA, from chicken bones from archeological sites in Polynesia. The results of the analyses, indicated that the age of the chicken bones ranged between AD 1321 - 1407. That means, that the chicken bones come to the pre-Columbian era.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, it has been mostly believed by people, that Christopher Columbus was the first to discover the America. There is undisputable evidence which proves that in fact, other civilizations had first sailed to the Americas. Some of those civilizations are the Viking/Norse and the Polynesians.
“Columbus.” Columbus. William F. Keegan, n.d. Accessed April 6, 2016. https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/caribarch/columbus.htm#claim.
Storey, Alice A., José Miguel Ramírez, Daniel Quiroz, David V. Burley, David J. Addison, Richard Walter, Atholl J. Anderson, et al. “Radiocarbon And DNA Evidence for a Pre-Columbian Introduction of Polynesian Chickens to Chile.” Proceedings Of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. National Academy of Sciences, 2007. Last modified 2007. Accessed April 6, 2016.