[Paleo Conservative]

Perhaps Chinese explorers did reach the Americas. So what! They didn't tell anyone. No one has ever had to rediscover the Americas since Columbus's voyage in 1492.

[Howlin]

No one has ever had to rediscover the Americas since Columbus's voyage in 1492.

This brings to mind an old Flip Wilson routine.

[BradyLS]

No one will believe it until they see a movie about it. Then they won't believe anything different!

[muawiyah]

Did the Chinese tell? It's entirely possible that Peri Reis' gift of complete charts of the Americas were the very same as those drawn by the Chinese.

[muawiyah]

Now, for an even older story - that wasn't the first visit ethnic Chinese made to America. It is a simple observation that Sioux Indian sign language is a physical representation of Shan Dynasty characters (the really old ones found on sehlls and little pieces of slate).

The Sioux Indians lived at or near Cahokia up until the 1500s. They may have been there when DeSoto made his trip in 1541.

When (1410) the Chinese made the trip that is the subject of this thread they had not used the Shan characters for a couple of thousand years.

So, the mystery is - where did the Sioux get their character set? Did they just happen to invent the same characters as the Shan, or did the Shan settle in Cahokia some time circa 1400 BC?

[fightu4it]

Perhaps Chinese explorers did reach the Americas. So what! They didn't tell anyone. No one has ever had to rediscover the Americas since Columbus's voyage in 1492.

Caucasoid skeletons dating from 7 to 9 thousand BC have been unearthed in several locations throughout the United States.

Some of Chris' ancestors, no doubt.