World Trade and Biological Exchanges Before 1492

Sorenson, John L; Johannessen Dr, Carl L

ISBN 10: 0595513921 / ISBN 13: 9780595513925

Published by iUniverse Inc., 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: World Trade and Biological Exchanges Before 1492
• Publisher: iUniverse Inc.
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595513921
• ISBN 13: 9780595513925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Dimensions: 3.81W x 15.24H x 22.86D centimeters 3.81 centimeters width by 15.24 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 998 grams

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Synopsis

People moved into America very early across the Bering Strait. By the fifth millennia B.C.E. tropical sailors brought diseases to America and took plants and animals in both directions.

Long before Columbus, tropical sailors carefully selected crops from New World highlands and shorelines, wet and dry climates, and took them to the Old World where they were grown in appropriate environments. Medicinal and psychedelic plants were traded and maintained in Egypt and Peru during separate, 1,400-year periods. This implies that maritime trade was continuous.

In this groundbreaking book, learn about:

● 84 plants that were taken from the Americas to the Old World.
● What plants and animals were brought to the Americas.
● Why world trade was essential for transfer of so many.
● Interconnectedness of civilizations had to result from world trade.
● Dating of 18 species by archaeology with radio carbon shows dispersal.
● And much more!

Plants, diseases, and animals from America were distributed throughout the world, across the oceans before 1492. It is time for scientists, teachers, and students to reconsider their beliefs about the early history of civilization with World Trade and Biological Exchanges Before 1492.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

John L. Sorenson is an emeritus professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University. He earned a doctorate in archeology from UCLA.

Carl L. Johannessen is an emeritus professor of biogeography at the University of Oregon. He earned a doctorate in geography from the University of California at Berkeley.

About the Author

John L. Sorenson is an emeritus professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University. He earned a doctorate in archeology from UCLA.Carl L. Johannessen is an emeritus professor of biogeography at the University of Oregon. He earned a doctorate in geography from the University of California at Berkeley.