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Leaky and others have determined that prehistory in both North and South America do not date earlier than the Clovis civilisation. Although there are two sites which are now accepted as pre-Clovis sites.
One is close to Meadowbrook on the East coast where the Vikings later landed. The other is in the Mississippi Basin. In fact, all the prehistory sites are just north of the Mississippi Basin or in it.
Even if we accept that people migrated from Asia, where are the fossils on the west coast? Where is the evidence in the Appalachians which they would have to cross to get to the basin. Same story in South America, there are few fossil sites, they are spread out and none near the Andes.
Going back to 20-50ka years ago, there was a glacial period during that age. The Bering sea was iced over - they could have walked from Asia to America. Certainly that period of time did nothing to distract the Europeans at the same Northern latitude from migrating.
So I find a major loophole in academia's logic when they contend that Asiatics migrated down the Wilson line and hop skipped a few islands to appear in Australia 400ka ago, but they could not make the journey east until 15ka years ago.
I think the evidence is either sitting under the sand in the Pacific or deep under snow in the mountains. I believe the evidence is there - but nobody has found it yet.
What do you think my fellow amateur historians?
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It is aweasome to read your reply. I loved your book congratulations!Charlie Sheldon wrote:I made every effort to insure that all the historical and scientific evidence my characters discussed in Strong Heart was based in fact, with a scientific basis. So, for example, Myra's reference to Huyetalco in Mexico is real. Similarly the Manis mastadon spearpoint and bone is real, you can see it in the museum in Sequim, 13,800 years old, which is 1800 years older than Clovis. Javier is correct - all evidence from the time of great ice along the coast is probably buried beneath rising seas. There are enormous arguments about old sites in the Americas, most of them not accepted at the current time for a variety of reasons, mostly sound I think. However, there is a site in the Yukon that has dated to 24,000 years old, seriously, and just recently a cut mastadon bone was found in California that seems to be 130,000 years old, perhaps supporting the Huyetalco thesis that the Mexican site might have been that old as well. Point being, we know a lot yet we know very little, and any theory we have is the truth today unless and until it is supplanted by another theory. I always said to myself while I was watching this tale appear in 2013-2014 that the Good Lord has a wicked sense of humor and within a few years of the book being published there will be a find in the Americas supporting my thesis, which from a selfish perspective will help me sell copies, make me look briliiant, and begin a raging debate about such a huge shift in human origins thinking. That hasn't happened. Yet .But maybe the Yukon site is the start, or the cut mastadon bone in San Diego (it will take years to confirm or fully debunk this recent find). The way it seems changing theories work, it seems to me, is that when first offered all those who have made their careers on finding or supporting the previous theory rise up and defend their thesis to the death (almost literally), such that any new find, to change things, has to be incontrovertible, unmistakable, and huge. For those of you who read Strong Heart, the Marking Place would be such a site, perhaps - that is, assuming you believe Sarah's journey was a real journey to a real place, and not a dream.....
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Thank you for writing this book, Charlie Sheldon, and once again you have left me thinking! I have recently finished the book and the afterward. I was on the side of Sarah's adventure being a dream; almost like the Wizard of Oz! It only makes sense to me because of the time it takes to travel that journey she described. If the journey only took 8 days, then I would be more receptive of the journey being a real visit! I enjoy toggling back and forth on this matter, though.Charlie Sheldon wrote: ↑01 Nov 2017, 11:25 I made every effort to insure that all the historical and scientific evidence my characters discussed in Strong Heart was based in fact, with a scientific basis. So, for example, Myra's reference to Huyetalco in Mexico is real. Similarly the Manis mastadon spearpoint and bone is real, you can see it in the museum in Sequim, 13,800 years old, which is 1800 years older than Clovis. Javier is correct - all evidence from the time of great ice along the coast is probably buried beneath rising seas. There are enormous arguments about old sites in the Americas, most of them not accepted at the current time for a variety of reasons, mostly sound I think. However, there is a site in the Yukon that has dated to 24,000 years old, seriously, and just recently a cut mastadon bone was found in California that seems to be 130,000 years old, perhaps supporting the Huyetalco thesis that the Mexican site might have been that old as well. Point being, we know a lot yet we know very little, and any theory we have is the truth today unless and until it is supplanted by another theory. I always said to myself while I was watching this tale appear in 2013-2014 that the Good Lord has a wicked sense of humor and within a few years of the book being published there will be a find in the Americas supporting my thesis, which from a selfish perspective will help me sell copies, make me look briliiant, and begin a raging debate about such a huge shift in human origins thinking. That hasn't happened. Yet .But maybe the Yukon site is the start, or the cut mastadon bone in San Diego (it will take years to confirm or fully debunk this recent find). The way it seems changing theories work, it seems to me, is that when first offered all those who have made their careers on finding or supporting the previous theory rise up and defend their thesis to the death (almost literally), such that any new find, to change things, has to be incontrovertible, unmistakable, and huge. For those of you who read Strong Heart, the Marking Place would be such a site, perhaps - that is, assuming you believe Sarah's journey was a real journey to a real place, and not a dream.....
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I would have to say that I am a dowser as well, I can see things in any different light. I am a "go with the flow" kind of person! I'm anticipating the day when I can see if Sarah's journey does actually go on some more! I did see the "short faced bear" as being a "sign" to let Sarah know of her heritage. I thought that the direction she stated the bear went would be the first place I would have started searching for her when she disappeared.
Thanks, again, for writing!
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