Ancient Ocean Crossings - Reconsidering the Case for Contacts With the Pre-columbian Americas

Paints a compelling picture of impressive pre-Columbian cultures and Old World civilizations that, contrary to many prevailing notions, were not isolated from one another

About the author

Stephen C. Jett holds a PhD in geography from Johns Hopkins University and is professor emeritus of geography and of textiles and clothing at the University of California, Davis. He has authored books on Navajo culture and is the founding editor of Pre-Columbiana: A Journal of Long-Distance Contacts.

Summary

Paints a compelling picture of impressive pre-Columbian cultures and Old World civilizations that, contrary to many prevailing notions, were not isolated from one another, evolving independently, each in its own hemisphere. Instead, they constituted a "global ecumene," involving a complex pattern of intermittent but numerous and profoundly consequential contacts.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen C Jett, Stephen C. Jett
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9780817319397
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1939-7
• No. of pages: 488
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous