Evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact — including shared architectural styles, crop transfers, linguistic parallels, and genetic markers — sugges
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Evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact — including shared architectural styles, crop transfers, linguistic parallels, and genetic markers — suggests that a seafaring civilization connected the ancient world long before the accepted dates of ocean crossing.
The Global Maritime Civilization theory is one of several alternative hypotheses examined on Ancient Origins Explorer. This page presents the key evidence, supporting arguments, criticisms from mainstream archaeology, and connections to specific archaeological sites. Every claim is presented alongside counter-arguments so readers can evaluate the evidence and form their own conclusions about this provocative theory.