1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Read Between The Lines · Charles C. Mann
August 12, 202526m 35s
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Show Notes
Forget the myth of a pristine, untouched wilderness. Before Columbus, the Americas were home to bustling cities larger than Paris, forests managed for millennia, and genetically engineered crops that fed millions.
Topics
Pre-Columbian civilizationsIndigenous AmericasPopulation collapseEnvironmental historyPristine mythAnthropogenic landscapesMesoamericaAndean civilizationsAmazonian civilizationsThe Great DyingArchaeologyTerra pretaPre-Columbian agricultureCahokiaColumbian ExchangeRevisionist historyDisease ecology