5/11/2023 0 Comments 1491 columbus![]() Native Americans transformed their land so completely that Europeans arrived in a hemisphere already massively "landscaped" by human beings. The earliest cities in the Western Hemisphere were thriving before the Egyptians built the great pyramids. ![]() Tenochtitlán, unlike any capital in Europe at that time, had running water, beautiful botanical gardens, and immaculately clean streets. Certain cities-such as Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital-were greater in population than any European city. Object Details Author Mann, Charles C Contents Holmberg's mistake - A view from above - 1: Numbers from nowhere? - Why Billington survived - In the land of four quarters - Frequently asked questions - 2: Very old bones - Pleistocene wars - Cotton (or anchovies) and maize (tales of two civilizations, part I) - Writing, wheels, and bucket brigades (tales of two civilizations, part II) - 3: Landscape with figures - Made in America - Amazonia - The artificial wilderness - The great law of peace Summary Mann shows how a new generation of researchers equipped with novel scientific techniques have come to previously unheard-of conclusions about the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans: In 1491 there were probably more people living in the Americas than in Europe. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art. ![]()
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