Pre-Columbian Trans-oceanic Contact Hypotheses - Fringe Theories

Fringe Theories

Several other scenarios of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact have been proposed without gaining acceptance in mainstream scholarship. These are usually considered fringe theories.

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