Before Columbus: Links Between The Old World And Ancient America
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A bold work of historical and archaeological scholarship, Before Columbus: Links Between the Old World and Ancient America presents a compelling case that contact between the Old World and the Americas predates Christopher Columbus by thousands of years. Renowned linguist and scholar Cyrus H. Gordon draws on a wealth of evidence — from inscriptions and artifacts to linguistic parallels and ancient texts — to argue that Phoenicians, Hebrews, and other Mediterranean peoples made transatlantic voyages long before the Age of Exploration. Written with the conviction of a seasoned academic, the work challenges the conventional narrative of pre-Columbian isolation and illustrates how cultural diffusion shaped civilizations on both sides of the Atlantic. Gordon marshals his evidence with scholarly rigor while maintaining an accessible and persuasive tone, making a provocative argument that continues to spark debate among historians and archaeologists alike.
Author: Cyrus H. Gordon
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Turnstone Press Ltd., London
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A bold work of historical and archaeological scholarship, Before Columbus: Links Between the Old World and Ancient America presents a compelling case that contact between the Old World and the Americas predates Christopher Columbus by thousands of years. Renowned linguist and scholar Cyrus H. Gordon draws on a wealth of evidence — from inscriptions and artifacts to linguistic parallels and ancient texts — to argue that Phoenicians, Hebrews, and other Mediterranean peoples made transatlantic voyages long before the Age of Exploration. Written with the conviction of a seasoned academic, the work challenges the conventional narrative of pre-Columbian isolation and illustrates how cultural diffusion shaped civilizations on both sides of the Atlantic. Gordon marshals his evidence with scholarly rigor while maintaining an accessible and persuasive tone, making a provocative argument that continues to spark debate among historians and archaeologists alike.