Jeff Mullin: America at 250: Still wet behind the ears
AI Briefing
- • European sites pre-date American exploration by thousands of years.
- • North America was occupied by indigenous peoples long before discovery.
- • America's history is largely overshadowed by European heritage.
Context
Europe has numerous sites and treasures that predate the arrival of explorers in North America. These sites and treasures have a history that spans thousands of years.
The age of European sites and treasures puts the relative youth of America into perspective, as the land that is now North America was already occupied when it was first encountered by explorers.
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