Did the Ancient Egyptians Beat Columbus to the Americas?

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We’ve travelled the world, and now for our final part of this series, we look at the vast continent of Africa. Did ancient Africans make it across the Atlantic? Are these Olmec stone heads made to look like African traders? Were the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt high on cocaine? Let’s take a look.

This series explores the question, "Was Columbus really the first person to land in America?". It explores theories that range from the confirmed, to bizarre in this tour of alternate explorers who made it to America's Shores

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