Marco Polo discovered America 200 years before Colombus, according to map

AFP via translation ^ | August 9, 2007

[RaceBannon]

So, THAT’S where we got the Orange Julius!

[blam]

"Thanks, Blam! Wasn’t there some American artifacts found in Europe suggesting they must of been here pre-Clovis?"

Don't know about any artifacts.

Old Egyptian mummies were found to contain Cocaine and Nicotine in their systems...both of those are New World products.

[blam]

"Thanks, Blam! Wasn’t there some American artifacts found in Europe suggesting they must of been here pre-Clovis?"

Don't know about any artifacts.

Old Egyptian mummies were found to contain Cocaine and Nicotine in their systems...both of those are New World products.

There's a rumor that Arizona turquoise has been found in Egyptian tombs but, I don't believe it.

[blam]

Immigrants From The Other Side (Clovis Is Solutrean?)

[ovrtaxt]

Then there’s the fact that Columbus was a Messianic Jew, an offensive thought on so many levels. Can’t have that in our multicultural, PC society.

[Cold Heart]

Last sentence, third paragraph.

[ElkGroveDan]

Of course he could have copied the information on the map from Chines or other sources when he visited Asia.

[Thermalseeker]

Where do you get 20,000,000?

That figure is the often quoted estimated population of indigenous humans on this continent when Columbus stumbled on the "new world".

The area I live in alone had large populations over a long period of time as evidenced by the number of artifacts that are uncovered (i.e., mounds, pottery, arrowheads, flint drills, etc) almost every day. You can hardly turn a spade of dirt here in the Sequatchie Valley without finding woodlands era artifacts. Paleo artifacts are a bit more rare, but they are found fairly regularly by those who look.

[Thermalseeker]

Don't be silly.

Well, I was being a bit silly, but I guess it just irks me when folks talk about Columbus "discovering" America as if nobody ever knew this continent was here. Millions of folks knew it was here, they just didn't bother to pass the word to Europe......

[fish hawk]

That point of view is not popular here. It has to involve white people or it does not count.

[RightWhale]

they just didn't bother to pass the word to Europe

There was no Europe. There were countless kingdoms in that place and most of them knew about America and several were already engaged in trade with America. Each was keeping its dealings with America secret from the rest in hopes of retaining trade advantages.

[colorado tanker]

That point of view is not popular here. It has to involve white people or it does not count.

Try SunkenCiv's ping list. We have very open minds about pre-history.

[gleeaikin]

Beware unskilled translators. Learn to read between the lines.

[ARCADIA]

The discovery of America is allotted to Christophe Colomb, in 1492.

The discovery of America is attributed to Christopher Columbus, in 1492.

The key is ... who followed up on their discovery in a big way -- and that was the Spaniards. It doesn't matter who discovered America if only a group of people knew about it and did nothing with the information.

[muawiyah]

Actually, most of the residents of the Americas had no idea how extensive the Western Hemispheric main landmass was.

Hadn't a clue.

You could say that even the Indians didn't discover America.

[muawiyah]

The problem with this map is that KOREA IS MISSING.

No doubt the guy who drew it was from Korea so he made it the biggest feature. Not only that he made the Southern tip of the peninsula quite large. That's the place marked Kamchatka.

The landmass to the right someone marked Alaska is actually Japan.

[muawiyah]

Got several such examples ~ Clovis points are clearly derived from the European tradition.

[Badeye]

The United States of Polo?

Polo, Ohio?

[PigRigger]

"Then how about the Arizona turquiose in Egyptian tombs? How did it get there???"

Space Aliens of course....haven't you ever heard of Roswell?

[dsc]

What about the Chinese characters on the map?