{"product_id":"9781632659330","title":"The Lost History of Ancient America: How Our Continent was Shaped by Conquerors, Influencers, and Other Visitors from Across the Ocean","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Lost History of Ancient America\u003c\/i\u003e presents new evidence of transoceanic visitors to America, hundreds, even thousands, of years before Christopher Columbus was born. Its 20 eminent contributors are experts in a variety of fields, from botany, biology, and prehistoric engineering to underwater archaeology, archaeo-astronomy, and Bronze Age warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ancient times, the sea was not an impassable barrier separating our ancestors from the outside world, but a highway taking them to every corner of it. Never before and nowhere else has so much evidence proving the impact made on America by overseas visitors been assembled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will learn about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA chain of stonewalls across southern Illinois that has stood for the last two millennia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA profusion of plants flourishing throughout the United States and Canada that originated more than 20 centuries ago.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eUnderwater ruins recently found off the coast of Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBronze Age oil wells in Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd much, much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost History of Ancient America\u003c\/i\u003e ends the debate between cultural diffusionists—who have always known that our ancient ancestors did not consider the sea an impassable barrier—and cultural isolationists, who have been equally certain that humans lacked the know-how and courage for global navigation until a little more than 500 years ago.\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel\/Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114033201392,"sku":"9781632659330","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781632659330_p0.jpg?v=1763674992","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781632659330","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}