Category: Pre-Columbian Migrations
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Hagoth and the Polynesians
Robert E. Parsons 1992 Robert E. Parsons, “Hagoth and the Polynesians,” in The Book of Mormon: Alma, the Testimony of the Word, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992), 249–62. Read more
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Genome-wide Ancestry Patterns in Rapanui Suggest Pre-European Admixture with Native Americans
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), located in the easternmost corner of the Polynesian Triangle, is one of the most isolated locations on the planet inhabited by humans. Archaeological and genetic evidence suggests that the island was first colonized by Polynesians around AD 1200, during their eastward expansion. Although it remains contentious whether Polynesians reached South America, Read more
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Scientific Evidence for Pre-Columbian Transoceanic Voyages
Authors John L. Sorenson and Carl L. Johannsen Published 2004 A study of the vast evidence for pre-Columbian transoceanic voyages Read more