Readings unexpected faces in pre columbian america alexander. The negrocostachicanos say they are not they insist, the descendants of african slaves. The black presence in america before columbus nation of. The idea that precolumbian america was an assemblage of societies isolated from the rest of the world after the melting of the wellknown land bridge crucial to the asiatic migrations into the continent across the bering strait, is becoming less likely to many scholars. I was told then that there were more olmec mirrors at the costa del golfo section. The historical testimony of precolumbian artists download free eboks pdf. But none of the blacks of costa chica have songs about slavery and its hardships. Wuthenau s research on the many people from the old world that lived in precolumbian mexico. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Buy a cheap copy of unexpected faces in ancient america.
Wiercinski 1972 supports this claim with skeletal evidence from several olmec sites where he found skeletons that were analogous to the west african type black. Unexpected faces in ancient america the historical testimony of. Most researchers believe that the negrocostachicanos are decendants of marrons or runaway slaves aguirre beltran, 1972. From the opposite side of the americas is folklore drawn on by van sertima they came before columbus 1976 plus alfred barton a history of the africanolmecs 1998. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Skeletal evidence of african olmecs in ancient america by dr. Apr 01, 2010 unexpected faces in ancient america, 1500 b. Chalcatzingo chapter clay color plate colossal olmec heads. But there are more hints of contacts via the atlantic as well as via the pacific 2. Isbn 9780517516577 unexpected faces in ancient america. Unexpected faces in ancient america excerpts from the. When i saw this unexpected example of archaeological optical techniques, i went excitedly to ask archaeologists for more information.
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