Ancient seafaring capable of crossing oceans

Ancient seafaring capable of crossing oceans. Ancient people were fishing in western Africa, Portugal, and reaching British Isles by boat 20,000 years ago This seafaring ability explains how megaliths could reach the Azores The speaker argues seafaring was intense enough to reach the Americas

Evidence suggests ancient people were seafaring to various regions by boat. While early maritime capability is supported by archaeological finds in the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia, claims about megalithic transport to the Azores and transatlantic contact remain speculative.

Key facts claimed:

- Ancient people were fishing in western Africa, Portugal, and reaching British Isles by boat 450,000-700,000 years ago

- This seafaring ability raises questions about how megaliths could reach the Azores

- Some researchers argue seafaring was intense enough to potentially reach the Americas

- Northern America has float copper that can be worked cold without smelting

- The land bridge theory as the sole explanation for populating the Americas is questioned by some researchers

Key Facts

• Ancient people were fishing in western Africa, Portugal, and reaching British Isles by boat 20,000 years ago
• This seafaring ability explains how megaliths could reach the Azores
• The speaker argues seafaring was intense enough to reach the Americas
• Northern America has float copper that can be worked cold without smelting
• The land bridge theory to populate the Americas is criticized as nonsensical
• Hawaiians and Easter Island populations arrived with the same technology that existed for 100,000 years

Source: Ep. 8 - The Shaman and the Philosopher - One-Eyed Giant by Institute for Natural Philosophy