Who Were the Pre-Columbians? Mysteries, Adventures and Challenges for Today's World

What correlation exists between the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas & our own civilization? What caused the extinction of over 50,000,000 indigenous people after the arrival of Columbus? What brought about the disappearance of those magnificent societies which existed in South America 1,000 years before Christ? What can be learned by studying the Chimu, Moche & Nazoa of Peru? How can these lessons be applied to our present day life? Are we making the same mistakes? The author, Bernard Barken Kaufman provides many interesting theories concerning the puzzling questions. Mr. Kaufman lived in South America for 30 years & during this time studied archaelogy extensively, specializing in Peruvian & Venezuelan pre-Columbian cultures. He was decorated twice by the President of Venezuela for contributions in the fields of science & literature. He also produced documentary films, three of which won awards at the New York Film Festival, one a gold medal. He wrote this book in dedication to those ancient peoples on the 500th anniversary of Columbus' landing in America, & it expresses a new & entirely different point of view regarding those so little understood original settlers of the New World. With this book the reader will travel to & explore Peruvian archaeological digs, learn about the Moche warrior priests & their erotic ceramics, spend time with the descendants of the little known Barrancoid of Venezuela & accompany Mr. Kaufman as he uncovers the mystery of other ancient cultures.Kaufman, Bernard B. is the author of 'Who Were the Pre-Columbians? Mysteries, Adventures and Challenges for Today's World', published 1993 under ISBN 9780963523501 and ISBN 0963523503.