Indigenous advancements in science and agriculture in 1491 were world-leading, often surpassing European capabilities in specific fields.
A deeper dive into like the Maya or Mississippians? Indigenous advancements in science and agriculture in 1491
Prior to 1492, the Americas were home to tens of millions of people with a diversity of cultures that rivaled or exceeded those in Europe and Asia. Rather than living passively "at one" with nature, Indigenous societies were master engineers of their environments. Indigenous advancements in science and agriculture in 1491
: The Maya utilized the concept of zero centuries before it became common practice in Europe. The Great Dying Indigenous advancements in science and agriculture in 1491