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Re: maize in ancient india: strong transpacific links are indicated
Douglas Weller (dweller@ramtops.demon.co.uk)
Sat, 28 Dec 1996 17:34:05 GMT
On 28 Dec 1996 16:00:09 GMT, yuku@io.org (Yuri Kuchinsky) wrote:
>Douglas Weller (dweller@ramtops.demon.co.uk) wrote:
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>: What evidence? Your maize, which is supposedly only a few hundred years
>before : Columbus
>. But if you _only_ read carefully
>the material I posted, you will find something about the corn and the
>Boddgaya Temple that is dated to 1 c. BCE. Listening to your opponents,
>though, is something that is probably not a part of your regular routine,
>Doug. Well, it's never too late to learn... Perhaps your credibility will
>only benefit if you don't make such obvious comprehension errors as this
>one.
I've dealt with your libel in another post. (Glad to see you aren't dealing in
personalities, by the way). I'm sorry I missed this, it was a genuine
oversight. I still wouldn't call it thousands of years before Columbus
though.
>
>: And that is supposedly your best shot, and even that in
>no way : proves the existence of any significant traffic.
>
>Well, this maize stuff proves the existence of some significant traffic,
>for sure. Since cultural, mythological, and ritual details apparently
>diffused to Asia from America along with the maize, we must postulate a
>number of trips, and a significant number of people coming across as a
>corollary to Johannessen's thesis. This was much more than a couple of
>shipwrecked sailors, it seems.
Then there should be some clear archaeological evidence. That's all we need.
All the other is just assumption.
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