pre-Columbian

adjective

pre-Co·lum·bi·an ˌprē-kə-ˈləm-bē-ən

: preceding or belonging to the time before the arrival of Columbus in America

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To articulate those connections, Escobedo has drawn loosely on the precedents of pre-Columbian Latin America. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024 It is known for being the cradle of several advanced pre-Hispanic (or pre-Columbian) civilizations. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024 For many years, Nashville’s Parthenon museum housed hundreds of pre-Columbian artifacts in its collections. —

Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024 Its origins can be traced back thousands of years to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, appearing in Mayan glyphs and documented in 16th-century accounts by Spanish missionaries in Central Mexico, who recorded tamales made with axolotl, tuna cactus (prickly pear), fish, and rabbit, among other variations. —

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