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Three Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016  \nCopyright 1980 © by Barry Fell  \nCONTENTS  \nForward  \nIntroduction  \nPrologue —AĴic Nights  \n1 —Mr. Jefferson Regrets  \n2 —Ancient America —Ancient Treasure  \n3 —The Carthaginians in America  \n4 —America and the Punic Wars  \n5 —In Search of Plutarch's Greeks  \n6 —Roman Visitors  \n7 —Arrival of the Iberian Bankers  \n8 —Refuge America  \n9 —Christianity Comes to the American Celts  \n10 —Jefferson's lost Manuscripts  \n11 —Arabs Before Islam  \n12 —The Great Navigations  \n13 —Going to School in Ancient America  \n14 —Norse Visitors and SeĴlers  \n15 —Pagans Triumphant?  \n16 —Barbarians at the Gates  \nEpilogue —Sunset at Cyrene  \nAppendix —The Language of Plutarch's Greeks  \nBibliography  \nIndex  \nSome Representative Dates and Events  \nDust Jacket  \nTHE OLDEST KNOWN MAP OF NORTH AMERICA  \nFORWARD  \nSeveral years ago, I inquired at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology for someone to help me classify fossils I had obtained at Jericho, Jordan, in 1961. I was referred to one of the world's leading authorities on echinoderms. Dr. Barry Fell. I arrived at his home for an appointment on a Sunday afternoon, hoping for ten minutes in the schedule of a busy scholar. He saw the fossils and learned that my primary concern was with an ancient inscription cut into each of them, looking rather like the letter \"A.\" It was the beginning of an intense, fascinating dialogue on ancient scripts which lasted through dinner until after midnight.  \nI left with my head spinning at the amazing work in linguistics which had absorbed Barry's private hours for many years. I realized that I was privy to a framework of research that would yield major new breakthroughs in our understanding of the past—though neither of us could know precisely what these would be.  \nThree years ago, I received a letter from Dr. Linus Brunner, a noted linguist in St. Gallen, Switzerland, who is probably the world's leading authority on the etymology of the Indo-European and Semitic languages: \"The activity of Barry Fell is marvelous ... In matters of decipherment he is a great master. I think, like you, he will go down as one of the great decipherers of all time.\"  \nRecently Barry shared with me a letter dated September 1, 1978 from the world-famous discoverer of A Australopithecus. South African paleontologist Dr. Raymond Dart: \"What you and your colleagues are doing in New England is basic. The spectacle of its potential [repercussions upon mankind ... is](repercussions upon mankind ... is) fantastic to envisage.\"  \nBarry is truly a remarkable man, talented and knowledgeable in many fields. He has edited several journals, written hundreds of articles, authored and co-authored numerous books. He is a fellow of  \nthe American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Arts, the Epigraphic Society, the Royal Society of New Zealand the Explorers' Club, and the Scientific Exploration and Archaeological Society.  \nGrowing up in New Zealand, Barry studied Greek Latin German, French, and later Danish. He holds Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees from the University of Edinburgh. He read Gaelic for two years with Mairi nic Asgail. He has acquired a working knowledge of Sanskrit, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Kufic Arabic, and other ancient writing systems of Africa, Asia, and America.  \nDecipherment is a special form of linguistics and requires statistical talents and ways of thinking which few linguists possess Barry has deciphered a half dozen ancient languages and many scripts—far more than any other person in history. Coming as it does upon the trail of his extraordinary data published in America B.C., this book contains fundamental and exciting new findings relevant to the continual rediscovery and re-evaluation of the American past.  \nNorman Totten  \nHistory Department Bentley College Waltham, Massachusetts  \nINTRODUCTION  \nAs Ameri","cbCairzrLgZgxIhG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairzrLgZgxIhG","pdf",13425682,509,"English","# Contents\n## Forward\n## Introduction\n## Prologue —AĴic Nights\n## 1 —Mr. Jefferson Regrets\n## 2 —Ancient America —Ancient Treasure\n## 3 —The Carthaginians in America\n## 4 —America and the Punic Wars\n## 5 —In Search of Plutarch's Greeks\n## 6 —Roman Visitors\n## 7 —Arrival of the Iberian Bankers\n## 8 —Refuge America\n## 9 —Christianity Comes to the American Celts\n## 10 —Jefferson's lost Manuscripts\n## 11 —Arabs Before Islam\n## 12 —The Great Navigations\n## 13 —Going to School in Ancient America\n## 14 —Norse Visitors and SeĴlers\n## 15 —Pagans Triumphant?\n## 16 —Barbarians at the Gates\n## Epilogue —Sunset at Cyrene\n## Appendix —The Language of Plutarch's Greeks\n## Bibliography\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What scholarly approach does Barry Fell emphasize in SAGA AMERICA?\",\"answer\":\"The book emphasizes decipherment as a specialized branch of linguistics that requires statistical thinking, enabling analysis of ancient scripts found in inscriptions.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the introduction characterize the sources of American historical knowledge?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that American history should be sought in texts engraved on American bedrock, written by scribes who came from ancient lands and ports of departure.\"},{\"question\":\"Which regions are highlighted as likely origins for early arrivals in America?\",\"answer\":\"The introduction points to coasts of Portugal, Greco-Roman North Africa, and Norse bases in Arctic islands, alongside mentions of West Coast arrivals via the Pacific.\"}]","SAGA AMERICA - Introduction - Several years ago, I inquired | PDF",1791325371,784]