scholars have uncovered evidence that sailors from the hometown of Christopher Columbus might have been aware of the existence of North America over a century before his famous voyage in 1492.

Canada Vikings had a settlement in North America exactly one thousand years ago, centuries before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, a study says. Scientists say a new dating technique ...

History books traditionally depict the preColumbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature But scientific evidence tells a very different story ...

Syphilis originated in the Americas before Columbus's arrival, and European colonialism facilitated its global spread and ...

While it has been commonly said that Columbus discovered the Americas, that is not accurate. Even before he set sail ... spot on which he landed in North America. The exact location of Vinland ...