1989, ISBN: 0671679740

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[EAN: 9780671679743], [PU: Ny etc~. 1996. Pocket Books], tan & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. a f… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780671679743], [PU: Ny etc~. 1996. Pocket Books], tan & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. a few faint edge spots. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc~. 6th printing.b&w photo frontis. xii+347p.appendix. epilogue. bibliography. index. illustrations, diagrams & drawings throughout. prehistory. ancient history. ancient religion. archaeoastronomy. archaeology. astroarchaeology. european history. american history. phoenicians. vikings. ogham. celtic history. maritime archaeology. travel & exploration. ~ Leif Eriksson and Christopher Columbus were johnnies~come~lately so far as European exploration and settlement of North America are concerned. 'With the publication of America B.C., 2300 years of American prehistory have now become history. This is the thrilling, authoritative account of the earliest settlers of North America; their hamlets, religious rites, temples, language, script, and their origins in the Mediterranean littoral. For nearly a century archeologists have puzzled over the origin of unexplained stone buildings found in the northeast region of the United States. In 1975 the first discoveries of ancient Celtic inscriptions on buried portions of the buildings led to a solution of the mystery. It is now known that about 3000 years ago bands of roving Celtic mariners crossed the Atlantic from Portugal and Spain, to establish settlements in New England and also in Oklahoma. They were followed or accompanied by other colonists from Europe and North Africa, speaking Basque, Phoenician, and Libyan. These ancient settlers established kingdoms in Pennsylvama, West Virginia, Ohio, and other states. Some of the settlements lasted until after the time of Julius Caesar, and Latin numerals, calendar systems, and ancient Greek astronomical knowledge were brought to America during this period. Aspects of American Indian culture developed from contacts with ancient settlers from Europe and the Middle East, and the languages of some Indian tribes, such as the Zuni and Pima, descended from ancient Mediterranean tongues. The ancient stone buildings of New England are now identified as temples to the Celtic gods, and observatories for regulating the calendar of Celtic festivals and probably for predicting eclipses. A stunning climax to this extraordinary adventure in American archeology and the decipherment of ancient languages is the discovery of the key to the solution of the mysterious Davenport Stele. Found in 1874 in the lower levels of an Indian burial mound, this tablet has hitherto been dismissed as fraudulent. It is here revealed to be no less than an American Rosetta Stone. For on it are inscribed astronomical instructions in three ancient languages ~Egyptian, Iberian Punic, and Libyan. Hardly less shocking is the discovery, by comparative linguistic techniques, of the incorporation into the Micmac Indian script of Egyptian hieroglyphs. These hieroglyphs retain, in Micmac, their original Egyptian meanings and many may still be read and translated by any competent Egyptologist. The Micmacs had absorbed these hieroglyphs into their usage long before they had been deciphered by Champollion. Barry Fell's findings have already triggered controversy, but the fact that ancient European writings occur in America presents a case that cannot be dismissed, and must now become the basis of a new evaluation of the course of American history., Books<

1989, ISBN: 9780671679743

Simon & Schuster Ltd, Paperback, Auflage: New, 347 Seiten, Publiziert: 1989-12-31T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.48 kg, Verkaufsrang: 677570, Books Global Store, Special Features, Book… Mehr…

Simon & Schuster Ltd, Paperback, Auflage: New, 347 Seiten, Publiziert: 1989-12-31T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.48 kg, Verkaufsrang: 677570, Books Global Store, Special Features, Books, Ancient History & Civilisation, History, Subjects, United States, Americas, History & Criticism, Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Science & Religion, Religious Studies, Religion & Spirituality, Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1989<