- Excavation at three Late Prehistoric Eskimo sites in arctic Alaska has revealed the presence of Venetian glass trade beads in radiocarbon-dated contexts that predate Columbus's discovery of the Western Hemisphere. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/abs/precolumbian-presence-of-venetian-glass-trade-beads-in-arctic-alaska/3465746929b31adbc6e1d1a23d09a2cd 19 comments science
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- Venetian Glass Beads May Be Oldest European Artifacts Found in North America | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tiny-blue-beads-european-artifact-north-america-old-180976966/ 35 comments
- Venetian Glass Beads Found in Alaska Pre-Date Columbus https://mymodernmet.com/venetian-glass-beads-alaska-trade/ 10 comments
- Ancient Americans Crossed Back into Siberia in a Two-Way Migration, New Evidence Shows - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-americans-crossed-back-into-siberia-in-a-two-way-migration-new-evidence-shows/ 4 comments