Did Romans beat Columbus by 1000 years?

[Zakuska]

So its claimed that a Roman sword was found in Novascotia recently... what do you think?

This was on history chanel. Curse of Oak Island.

[Duncan]

I watch that series too, the crazy thing is that isn't even the craziest theory that is on the show, the whole Aztec in Nova Scotia idea is nutty. Do I think the Romans came there? I have my doubts, I wonder if someone didn't bring it over as Nova Scotia is a port area and has been frequented by a BILLION ships

[Robert F. Smith]

1 hour ago, Zakuska said:

So its claimed that a Roman sword was found in Novascotia recently... what do you think?

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This was on history chanel. Curse of Oak Island.

Without the sword having been found in situ in a controlled, professional excavation -- in a specific stratum -- the possibility of it having been deposited on Oak Island in modern times cannot be dismissed.  We have definite archeological evidence for the Vikings having arrived and settled in Nova Scotia over a thousand years ago.  We do not as yet have such evidence for the Romans.

[Zakuska]

I agree. It says something about coins also being found on the island. I'm going to have to go back and watch this series from the beginning.

[The Nehor]

A Viking who had a Roman sword?

[Bob Crockett]

There are several accounts of Roman coins found in mounds.

[Duncan]

15 minutes ago, Bob Crockett said:

There are several accounts of Roman coins found in mounds.

 

boy, I would hate to bite into that! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA!!!!!! 

[VideoGameJunkie]

Japanese swords are better.

[volgadon]

2 hours ago, VideoGameJunkie said:

Japanese swords are better.

better for what? You'll find that each served a different function.

 

[VideoGameJunkie]

35 minutes ago, volgadon said:

better for what? You'll find that each served a different function.

 

Collecting and razor sharpness.

[PeterPear]

http://paranormal.about.com/od/ancientanomalies/a/History-Mystery-Ancients-In-America.htm

This 2-page article mentions Roman coins, artifacts, inscriptions found in South America, TX, TN, etc

[Zakuska]

More on the sword and where it was found...

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Ancient Roman sword discovered off the coast near Oak Island, Nova Scotia is being hailed by Carl L. Johannessen, Professor Emeritus with the University of Oregon, as a find that is set to “challenge the orthodoxy of 1492 as the date when the New World was ‘discovered,'” according to Boston Standard.
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Other tantalizing pieces of the seeming puzzle include the local indigenous Mi’kmaq population sharing not only DNA markers with Mediterranean populations, but 50 sea-based words used by ancient Roman mariners; petroglyphs appearing to depict Romans; and the presence of the Berberis Vulgaris bush in Nova Scotia, which was eaten by ancient Romans and used to fight scurvy. The bush is viewed as an invasive species in Canada.
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Other artifacts found in Nova Scotia thought to be genuine Roman relics include coins and a Roman shield boss. Some speculate that a Roman shipwreck is located in the Atlantic, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to the New York Times, and in 1888 a, now long-gone, shipwreck that was found near Galveston in Texas, has been theorized to have had a Roman origin, according to Science Frontiers.
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The Roman sword was found in water reported to have been about 25 feet deep, which Pulitizer feels reduces or negates the chance that the sword could have been brought to North America post-Columbus, then accidentally dropped and left-behind as lost. The treasure hunter feels that if anyone were to actually drop such a valuable relic in such shallow water that they would surely recover it.

 

Testing of the metal indicates that it shares qualities with Roman swords known to be authentic, seemingly backing its provenance, according to Yahoo News.

 

Professor James P. Scherz with the University of Wisconsin was quoted with regard to underwater burial mounds located off the shore of Nova Scotia, close to Oak Island, that may be connected.

“I am in agreement the underwater mounds being of a foreign (ancient mariner style) and not native to Nova Scotia or traditional North American. These mounds, in looking at the known ocean levels for the area, give a possible date of occurring between 1500 BC and 180 AD.”

 

“When you put all these things together and you look at the anomalies, it’s not a coincidence,” J. Hutton Pulitzer summarized. “The plants, the DNA, the artifacts, the language, the ancient drawings – you have something that deserves to be taken seriously.”

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2646019/oak-island-roman-sword-discoved-off-nova-scotia-coast/#5OeBbBK5wBbYksEG.99

Robert F Smith,

It appears we have more evidence for Romans in Nova Scotia than you think.

Edited December 25, 2015 by Zakuska

[volgadon]

3 hours ago, VideoGameJunkie said:

Collecting and razor sharpness.

Not sure what you mean by collecting, but razor sharpness is not always as decisive as you might suppose. The classic Roman sword fives you a surprisingly long reach in close quarters, so if used as part of a formation, shields, etc., would probably defeat a katana-wielder fairly quickly.

[Robert F. Smith]

10 hours ago, Duncan said:

 

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Bob Crockett said:

There are several accounts of Roman coins found in mounds.

 

 

boy, I would hate to bite into that! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA!!!!!! 

Yeh, I'd rather bite into an Almond Joy.

[Robert F. Smith]

7 hours ago, Zakuska said:

More on the sword and where it was found...

Robert F Smith,

It appears we have more evidence for Romans in Nova Scotia than you think.

It may indeed be authentic, but we can not establish its provenance with any certainty.  Too bad there was not a controlled, scientific excavation.  All we can do now is speculate.  But we cannot say that the Romans were there.