Description: For many years, the archaeological and anthropological community has adhered, with almost fanatical stubbornness, to the view that there was no cultural contact whatsoever between Old World and New World civilizations in ancient times. This groundbreaking work, by the single most prominent scholar on the subject of pre-Columbian contact, is sure to be controversial and will cause the standard textbooks of ancient New World history to be rewritten. Stephen C. Jett examines the abundant evidence for such contact, including: the motives for early voyaging; maritime capabilities of Old World peoples; the physical evidence for contact, and the many large-scale cultural similarities between New and Old World civilizations that had previously been explained away, which now are seen as clear influences in both directions. This important book will force a reassessment of the entire picture of New World history.

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