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FTA: To be clear, there is no firm evidence of the ancient Greeks’ purported voyages. There are no known physical remains of these historic Greek settlements i
by 1024core 9y ago
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To be clear, there is no firm evidence of the ancient Greeks’ purported voyages. There are no known physical remains of these historic Greek settlements in North America, nor are there first-hand descriptions of such journeys in anything but one account from antiquity.
- piqufoh 9y agoFurther FTA: > Greek historians and maritime archaeologists are wary, however. Several people contacted for this story say Liritzis’s claims are unfounded, and unlikely at best.
- ocfnash 9y agoOn the plus side, this article gives us another data point supporting Betteridge's law.
- rocky1138 9y agoPlus it's just plain fun to think about.