Isn't this more proof that China discovered America?

Question

I just finished reading Paul Chiasson's book, "The Island of Seven Cities: Where the Chinese Settled When They Discovered America".

I don't want to spoil it too much for those who haven't read it, but here goes....

There is an ancient Chinese settlement on Cape Dauphin in Nova Scotia that pre-dates the European voyages to the New World!

Example of the cut stones on the site:
http://www.islandofsevencities.com/mainindex.htm

Ooops, that first link was to the main page.

Here is a cut stone link:
http://www.islandofsevencities.com/Examples%20Of%20Cut%20Stones/index.htm

The Indians were here....but you can't "discover" something you are born into. Are you guys saying there is evidence the Indians actually emigrated from elsewhere to North and South America?
I'd like to read that, too!

Answer 1

i just dont buy it and if they did get here first like the vikings in newfoundland does it matter ? like the vikings if it is true what significant lasting impact did it have the answer to both the chinese and vikings is it did not have any legacy to it so they matter the same way colombus did

Answer 2

Actually, many of the other answerers seem never to have heard that the Amerinds (American Indians) WERE probably orientals that came across the Berring Straight. Look at Indians, then look at Chinese... listen to the music of Indians, and listen to ancient Chinese Music.

An couple of interesting linguistic coincidences(?): The Chinese symbol for mountain and the Chinese symbol for bird are almost identical to the Western American Indian symbols for these things. In the case of the bird, it might be just the fact that they both look like birds with wings extended, although the design is pretty abstract. But in the case of 'mountain': It looks like the capital letter E lying on its back. Which is incidentally an ancient Cabalistic symbol as well...

For my money, the Chinese were the Amerinds of the West Coast. But I don't believe that the West Coast Indians and the East Coast Indians necessarily came from the same place... and the Toltecs, Olmecs Aztecs and Mayans, not to mention the Incans, all are very different in appearance and culture from the Amerinds.

There were 500 Nations of Indians. I'm certain they had quite a few origins.

Answer 3

There is now much speculation that the Atlantis empire may have been in the Americas and there is some fairly reliable proof of ancient civilizations. I read the book as well and do find it to be a question raiser.

Actually, it is believed that before the strait of Alaska was covered with water, a land bridge was present and that Indians came to America in pursuit of herds of food. This would then leave room for the idea that Indians did discover America first, although no actual records have been discovered.

Answer 4

There are archaeological evidences of Chinese landings on the West Coast of Canada, as well, which would make more sense than on the east coast as it would be a much easier trip! The west coast artifacts are very old.
There is a recently published book (darn my failing memory -- but I can't remember the title or the author) but he followed the purported route from Japan, along the Aleutian chain and to North America. The title was something like Joman. That's not it, but it was something like that. It was a fascinating story first, because he outlined the evidence that prompted his 'voyage of rediscovery' and then following through on the trip itself, which was done in kayaks.

Answer 5

Those don't look like cut stones to me. They look like natural fractures. There are a number of stones that fracture cubically. If the stone were cut, they would have been piled up to actually make a structrue. No reason to cut them otherwise.

If that's the best evidence they've got, I'm not impressed.

Answer 6

Traces of many different civilizations are found all over th Americas. Read the late Gloria Farley's book " In Plain Sight " and I beleive it will open avenues of exploration for you to decide who has been in the Americas.

Answer 7

I think the Chinese were a little late. The people whose ancestors would later be referred to as Native Americans were here many centuries before that.

Answer 8

I agree with the first girl, interesting, but I have a theory thing or whatever you want to call it that it was a group of people from a place with the 'tower of babel' who found america first and then two families from jeruselum came after them... but then again who knows?

Answer 9

Interesting....though I'll have to look into it. I thought that the Vikings first discovered America centuries before Columbus even set foot there.

Answer 10

ITS A BOOK....and the indians where here first, along with the vikings