Researchers Mark and Lorie Nicholas theorize about Chinese contact at Cahokia in the 1400s based on the Piasa Bird glyph near Alton and jade found in graves. Lorie Nicholas received a book from an Admiral about the expedition. Their books 'Chasing Dragons' and 'To The Gates of Fang' explore this fringe theory. Note: academia largely does not accept pre-Columbian Chinese presence. This is a theory under debate. 🏺
Claims of 1400s Chinese contact with Cahokia based on glyph and jade evidence
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Key facts
- Claims Chinese arrived at Cahokia in the 1400s
- Piasaw glyph near Alton believed to be Chinese painting
- Chinese jade found in graves along Piasaw River
- Mark and Lorie Nicholas documented Chinese connection in books 'Chasing Dragons' and 'To The Gates of Fang'
- Admiral gave Lorie Nicholas a book about the expedition
- Chinese scholars can read some scripts on artifacts
- Academia largely does not accept Chinese presence before Columbus
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Sources
Piasa - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
Piasa Bird is a creature from Native American mythology depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on cliffsides above the Mississippi River.
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