Before Columbus links between the Old World and ancient America
by Cyrus H. Gordon
- New York Crown Pub 1971
- 224 p.
Includes Index
Mesoamericans portrayed by their own sculptors -- The testimony of Greek authors -- The plumed serpent -- Megaliths and mariners -- The metcalf stone and ancient writing -- Sea people -- The evidence of language -- Cultural transmission -- The Popol Vuh and the ancient near east -- Summation -- Postscript on Bat Creek.
A revolutionary treatise by one of the world's most eminent scholars, BEFORE COLUMBUS provides startling new evidence linking ancient Mesoamerica with the civilizations of Europe, Africa, and Asia.