1491 : new revelations of the Americas before Columbus / Charles C. Mann.
1491 : new revelations of the Americas before Columbus / Charles C. Mann.
1491 : new revelations of the Americas before Columbus / Charles C. Mann.
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New York : Knopf, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N970.011/8
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Introduction : Holmberg's mistake -- 1. A view from above -- 2. Why Billington survived -- 3. In the land of four quarters -- 4. Frequently asked questions -- 5. Pleistocene wars -- 6. Cotton (or anchovies) and maize (tales of two civilizations, part I) -- 7. Writing, wheels, and bucket brigades (ta...
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New York : Knopf, 2005.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"A study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492." "Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus's landing had crossed the Bering Strait twelve thousand years ago; existed mainly in small, nomadic b...
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1491 : new revelations of the Americas before Columbus / Charles C. Mann.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N970.011/8
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74VKqxrjvWoX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqxrjvWoX
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ISBN
140004006X (alk. paper)
DDC
970.011
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991020416539702626
