February
11
/ 2021
The stunning discovery of pre-Columbian artifacts, originally from Europe, in Alaska could be definitive proof that ancient trade networks existed between Europe and northern Alaska in the mid-15 th century. Joining the ranks of other pre-Columbian contact theories, a bag of blueberry colored Venetian glass beads in Alaska stands as proof that European manufactured artifacts made their way to the Americas long before Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492 AD. Oldest European Pre-Columbian Artifacts Discovered in North America The bag of glass beads was manufactured by a Venetian jeweler before they were transported along the Silk Road, and ultimately across the Bering Strait. These pre-Columbian European artifacts were discovered in the late 20th and early 21st century at the entrance to
