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When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living in America. It wasn't exactly a 'New World,' but an old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals, and causeways. But after Columbus set foot in the Americas, an endless wave of explorers, conquistadors, and settlers arrived, and with each of their ships came a Noah's Ark of plants, animals, and disease. Here is an exploration into...

After over 120 years, the regalia worn by Arapaho Chief Black Heart in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show were to be returned to his people. But the cartons that arrived at the Arapaho museum were empty. Rancher and Indian artifact collector Trevor Pratt, who had them shipped from Germany, believes thieves stole them en route. But Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley suspect Trevor knows more about the theft than he's telling.

Describes the different types of arrowheads and spear points ofthe Americas, where they may be found, and what they reveal about the life of ancient peoples.