[BCR #226]

if nothing else, there wasn't any contact between the west and east hemispheres!

Actually, there is evidence that there was contact between the east and west hemispheres. Scientists have discovered ruins of ancient statues of men with beards in South America that date back thousands of years. They have also discovered similar busts and statues of people with European features in the south Atlantic in places like Easter Island, and a few other places.

Artifacts have also been discovered in these places that don't fit with the geological background. Many scientists believe these artifacts are European in origin.

Mike

[gnarledmaw]

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[hinckley buzzard]

Scientists have discovered ancient statues of men with beards that date back thousands of years...

And this is suppose to prove what? (PLEASE don't try to tell me that no men in the "New World" grew chin whiskers...)