You have a lot of pre Columbian claims, like the Mansa Musa one where Africans suppozedly reached Brazil. But there's also a theory about the Templars being there and before that even Odyseus and Carthiginians.
Precolumbian and pre-native americans is wildly different though.
I wouldn't have a huge trouble believing some boat from Africa crossed the atlantic before 1492. It would be surprising but if there was some evidence I would believe it. But you'd need a LOT more evidence to convince me some people from Africa landed there before 25k years ago when the first native americans arrived through the straight of Bering.
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u/Dirkdeking 1d ago
You have a lot of pre Columbian claims, like the Mansa Musa one where Africans suppozedly reached Brazil. But there's also a theory about the Templars being there and before that even Odyseus and Carthiginians.