27 Jun 13
Originally posted by RJHindsActually, no, the native Americans were truly the first, but normally when we talk of 'discovery' we are referring to European discovery. So when someone says David Livingstone discovered the 'Victoria falls' what we mean is he was the first European.
Chinese First To Discovered America
27 Jun 13
Originally posted by twhiteheadOf course the native Americans WERE asian, coming across a land bridge some 20,000 years ago into Alaska and south, all the way to Tiera Del Fuego so in that sense RJ is right. The artifacts discovered recently were just a has been race🙂
Actually, no, the native Americans were truly the first, but normally when we talk of 'discovery' we are referring to European discovery. So when someone says David Livingstone discovered the 'Victoria falls' what we mean is he was the first European.
29 Jun 13
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Originally posted by RJHindsoff topic if you looked at the octopus thread, which moved onto snakes 🙂 the 100 flower snake - China , looks just like a corn snake - N America,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaGrA2wIP8Y
The Instructor
Also there is an ancient Chinese legend of a giant river snake, they made human sacrifices to until a wise man told them it was stupid (read that on wiki) And there is a giant caiman / crocodile / man eating river snake - Green Anaconda up to 30ft now, probably 40ft+ when it had more space and crocs - S America.
I will watch your vid sorry 🙂
29 Jun 13
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Boring but wiki says an anaconda reaches 15ft, not so, a yellow (dwarf) anaconda reaches 12ft. The books I had said 25 - 30 ft in the wild which means you could get 35ft+ specimens, you get the odd snake in all breeds that grows very big.
The Phonecians probably found quite a few continents, maybe the Chinese too. I read that Vikings made it to America at some point.
29 Jun 13
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Originally posted by e4chrisThere are only 7 continents. The Phoenicians lived on one (Africa) and were immediate neighbours to two others (Asia and Europe), so one could hardly claim they 'discovered' them.
The Phonecians probably found quit a few continents,.....
So that leaves North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia.
So when you say 'quite a few' which ones are you suggesting?
Edit: I got that wrong. They were in Asia, and Africa was an immediate neighbour.
29 Jun 13
Originally posted by twhiteheadI don't know, but they had boats and they travelled around selling things
There are only 7 continents. The Phoenicians lived on one (Africa) and were immediate neighbours to two others (Asia and Europe), so one could hardly claim they 'discovered' them.
So that leaves North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia.
So when you say 'quite a few' which ones are you suggesting?
Edit: I got that wrong. They were in Asia, and Africa was an immediate neighbour.
02 Jul 13
Originally posted by DeepThoughtWeren't the Australians all sent from Liverpool, originally???
There is some evidence that the first people in the Americas were Australasian, and got there about 30,000 years ago. According to a documentary I saw about a decade ago they found a skeleton in South America which seemed to be more characteristic of Australasians than Asians.
-m. 😀
02 Jul 13
Originally posted by DeepThoughtDon't you mean pacific islanders?
There is some evidence that the first people in the Americas were Australasian, and got there about 30,000 years ago. According to a documentary I saw about a decade ago they found a skeleton in South America which seemed to be more characteristic of Australasians than Asians.
