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Professor emerita of anthropology, Kehoe, eschews frauds, mysteries, myths and the fantastic as a good scientist and looks at the data regarding pre-Columbia transoceanic contacts of peoples worldwide using basic scientific logic and principles of evaluation in order to assess the possibilities, plausibilities and probabilities of a selection of better-attested-to contacts. - PhotoView In this thought-provoking book, Kehoe stresses that her goal is to teach critical thinking on scientific issues. For those interested in transoceanic, pre-Columbian contact from the 'Old World' to the Americas, this volume is a must. It includes a historical perspective and provides an evaluation of many cases that various scholars have proposed over the decades. Summing Up: Essential. All public and academic levels/libraries. - J. B. Richardson III, University of Pittsburgh

Alice Kehoe understands why archaeologists demand extraordinary evidence, but challenges overly conservative attitudes that sometimes act as blinders to the real possibilities of early transoceanic contacts. Do I agree with everything she says? Hardly. But as is usual in her work, Kehoe raises legitimate questions that dare archaeologists to move beyond status quo thinking. Larry J. Zimmerman, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Alice Beck Kehoe is emeritus professor of anthropology from Marquette University, USA, and Honorary Fellow at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. A specialist on Native America, the history of archaeology, and archaeology of gender, she is author of numerous articles and over a dozen books on those topics. Unafraid of controversial topics, she has examined numerous debates in her fields, among them the role of shamanism and the authenticity of the Kensington Runestone.

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