If you really look into Ancient American archaeology, you will find that life was much different here 2,000 years ago, than in 1500AD. There is quite compelling evidence of Northern Europeans not just visiting, but settling down. There is also evidence of Hebraic culture, paleo-Hebrew carvings etc, up and down the East Coast. When Columbus “discovered” the Americas, the entirety of the Americas, was in a fallen state. Civilizations that had arisen in the past, were long gone, or in the case of the Incas and Mayans, teetering on total collapse. Whatever happened, and who was on this continent first, is really not taught about, or thought about in archeological circles. It is simply taboo.
Well put. I’ve always suspected there was some “Atlantean” type civilization existing in the past, but collapsed at some point. There are little bits of disconnected evidence everywhere in history and prehistory. In any case, Native Americans didn’t exclusively own America. They themselves migrated there between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago, based on the archeological evidence.