Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Critical Thinking Method; Chapter 2 The Myth of Columbus; Chapter 3 The Question of Boats; Chapter 4 Peripatetic People; Chapter 5 Polynesian Voyaging: Landfall in the Americas; Chapter 6 The Strongest Evidence: Plants and Animals; Chapter 7 Technologies; Chapter 8 Art, Architecture, and Mythology; Chapter 9 The Atlantic World; Chapter 10 Critically Examining pre-Columbian Seas; Chapter 11 Dubitanda;

About the Author

Alice Beck Kehoe is emeritus professor of anthropology from Marquette University, USA, and Honorary Fellow at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. A specialist on Native America, the history of archaeology, and archaeology of gender, she is author of numerous articles and over a dozen books on those topics. Unafraid of controversial topics, she has examined numerous debates in her fields, among them the role of shamanism and the authenticity of the Kensington Runestone.

Reviews

"Professor emerita of anthropology, Kehoe, eschews frauds, mysteries, myths and the fantastic as a good scientist and looks at the data regarding pre-Columbia transoceanic contacts of peoples worldwide using basic scientific logic and principles of evaluation in order to assess the possibilities, plausibilities and probabilities of a selection of better-attested-to contacts." — PhotoView"In this thought-provoking book, Kehoe stresses that her goal is to teach critical thinking on scientific issues. For those interested in transoceanic, pre-Columbian contact from the 'Old World' to the Americas, this volume is a must. It includes a historical perspective and provides an evaluation of many cases that various scholars have proposed over the decades. Summing Up: Essential. All public and academic levels/libraries."— J. B. Richardson III, University of Pittsburgh