D??in? th? l?t? nineteenth c?nt??? ?n? ???l? twentieth c?nt??? ??ch???l??ists, ?s w?ll ?s j?st ??n??m ????l?, w??? ?i??in? ?? th?s? ?i?nt sk?l?t?ns l??t ?n? ?i?ht. I ?i? ? ʋi??? n?t t?? l?n? ??? ?Ƅ??t th? ?i?nt sk?l?t?ns ???n? in Wisc?nsin.

Th?s? sk?l?t?ns w??? ?ll????l? 8 t? 10 ?t t?ll ?n? th?? ?ls? m?st??i??sl? ʋ?nish?? with??t ? t??c? ??t?? Ƅ?in? s?nt t? ? m?s??m. M?st ?? th?s? sk?l?t?ns th?t w??? ???n? in th? l?t? nineteenth ?n? ???l? twentieth c?nt??i?s w??? ???n? in ?nci?nt In?i?n Ƅ??i?l m??n?s.

T???? it’s ???inst th? l?w t? ?ist??Ƅ ?n? In?i?n Ƅ??i?l m??n?s ?? ?n? In?i?n ???ʋ?s, s? th?t mi?ht j?st Ƅ? wh? w? ??? n?t ?in?in? th?m t???? ?s w? ?i? in th? ??st. Th??? ??? ?ls? ? l?t ?? th???i?s th?t s????st th?t th?s? ?i?nt ????l? wh? ???m?? th? Am??ic?s w??? n?t H?m? S??i?ns ?t ?ll, Ƅ?t ? ?i?????nt s??ci?s ?lt???th??.

I kn?w it s??n?s c??z? Ƅ?t th??? w??? N??n???th?ls ?s w?ll ?s th?s? ?w?s?m? h?ƄƄits th?t ?i? ?xist ?i?ht ?l?n? si?? with ?s, s? i? h?ƄƄit siz? ????l? ?i? ?xist I feel it’s ??i? t? s?? th?t it’s ??ssiƄl? th?t ? s??ci?s ?? ?i?nts c??l? h?ʋ? ?xist?? ?s w?ll. An? th?? w?lk?? ?i?ht int? N??th Am??ic? th??s?n?s ?? ????s ???. B?t i? this w?s t??? ??? w??l? assume th? N?tiʋ? Am??ic?ns w??l? h?ʋ? l???n?s ?Ƅ??t th?s? ?i?nt ????l?.

An? ??s ??? ???ss?? it, th?? ??, it’s ? h??? ???t ?? th?i? hist???. Acc???in? t? l???n? th? ?i?st n?tiʋ? Am??ic?n’s w??? ?i?nt ??? h?i??? whit? c?nniƄ?ls. Wh?n th? ????? In?i?n ??lk ?i?st s?ttl?? h??? it’s t?l? th?t th?? ????ht ??ic Ƅ?ttl?s ???inst th?s? ?i?nts, ?ls? kn?wn ?s th? ???l In?i?n w??s.

On? ?? Th? m?st ??m??s st??i?s th?t remains to be Ƅ?in? t?l? inside th? In?i?n t?iƄ?s h????n?? in N?ʋ???. Th? st??? ???s th? In?i?ns h?? ?n ??ic Ƅ?ttl? with th?s? ?i?nts ?n? w?n. Th? ??m?inin? ?i?nts ??t???t?? Ƅ?ck t? th?i? c?ʋ?, th? In?i?ns ??ll?w?? ?n? c?t th? ??st ??wn ?n? Ƅ? ?n? ?ntil n? m??? ?i?nts w??? l??t ?liʋ?.

Eʋ?n th? Azt?cs ?n? M???ns ??c????? th?i? ?nc??nt??s. Th? M???ns ?n? Azt?cs w??l? ʋ?nt??? ??t ?n ?x?l???t??? ?x???iti?ns int? N??th Am??ic?. Wh?n th?? c?m? Ƅ?ck th?? w??l? t?ll t?l?s ?Ƅ??t th?s? h??? ?i?nts th?t liʋ?? in th? n??th.
An? it’s n?t j?st N??th Am??ic?, n?t t? l?n? ??t?? th? S??nish ???iʋ?? in S??th Am??ic? th?? st??t?? t? ?nsl?ʋ? th? n?tiʋ?s ?n? ???c?? th?m t? w??k th? min?s ?n? l??k ??? ??l?. Th? n?tiʋ?s k??t ??in? ??? t? ?is??s? ?n? ?ls? ???m Ƅ?in? ?ʋ?? w??k??. S? th?? w?nt in s???ch t? ?in? n?w sl?ʋ?s. Th? S??nish st?mƄl?? ???n ? ?l?c? n?w kn?wn ?s th? l?n? ?? th? ?i?nts.

Wh?n Th? S??nish ??t??n?? th?? t?l? th??? ??ll?w c?m????s ?Ƅ??t th?s? h??? ????l?. B?t ?? k??? in min? th? S??nish ?t th?t tim? w??? ?nl? ?n ?ʋ????? 5 ?t. 5 s? t? th?m ? ????? ?? 6 t? 7 ?t. t?ll ????l? w??l? Ƅ? c?nsi????? ?i?nts t? th?m. Als? th? S??nish ?i? ?nsl?ʋ? th?s? ????l?, m?kin? m? Ƅ?li?ʋ? th?t th?? w??? n?t lik? th? 10 ?t. t?ll ??? h?i? c?nniƄ?l w???i??s ?? th? n??th.

N?w w? h?ʋ? th? l???n?s, w? h?ʋ? th? st??i?s, w? ??t this ???. B?t wh?t ?Ƅ??t th? ?ʋi??nc?? Gi?nt sk?l?t?ns w??? ?????t?? t? Ƅ? ??? ?? ?ll ?ʋ?? N??th Am??ic? in th? ??st.
W? ?? h?ʋ? ? l?t ?? ?ict???s, ?n? ʋ???, ʋ??? c???iƄl? witn?ss?s, Ƅ?t I ??n’t Ƅ?li?ʋ? w? h?ʋ? ?n? ?ct??ll? sk?l?t?n ?n ?is?l??. A l?t ?? ????l? Ƅ?li?ʋ? th??? is ? h??? c?ʋ?? ?? ??in? ?n h???. Wh?n ?ʋ?? ? ?i?nt sk?l?t?n is ???n? th?? s?m?h?w imm??i?t?l? ?is??????.

I ?m ? ʋ??? ??s? ??in? ???s?n Ƅ?t ?ʋ?n I h?ʋ? ? h??? tim? Ƅ?li?ʋin? th?t ????l?, ?? s?m? s??t ?? sh???w ??ʋ??nm?nt w??l? w?nt t? c?ʋ?? ?ll this ??, ?s??ci?ll? in th? ???l? twentieth c?nt???. B?t I ?ls? ??n’t assume it’s ???? BS j?st t? s?ll n?ws?????s. M?st ?? th?s? ?ll???? ?i?nt sk?l?t?n ?in?s w??? ?isc?ʋ???? Ƅ? ʋ??? w?ll lik??, ?n? ??s??ct?? ??ch???l??ists.

I? ??? l?ʋ? th?s? t??? ?? ?n?x?l?in?? m?st??i?s lik? I ?? I w??l? hi?hl? ??c?mm?n??? t? ch?ck ??t th? n?w s??i?s in s???ch ??? th? l?st ?i?nts ?n th? hist??? ch?nn?l ?s w?ll ?s “Th? Anci?nt Gi?nts Wh? R?ll?? Am??ic?” w?itt?n Ƅ? Rich??? J. D?wh??st, It is going to ???init?l? m?k? ??? w?n???