1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- ISBN-10
- 1400032059
- ISBN-13
- 9781400032051
- Series
- 1491
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 541
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Charles C. Mann
Description
Describes how recent archaeological research has transformed long-held myths about the Americas, revealing far older and more advanced cultures with a greater population than were previously thought to have existed.
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- 2005-08-09
- 480 pages
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