Showing results for "John Wesley" in Archaeology

Covers the secret history of an ancient race of giants that inhabited the Americas long before European contact Presents accounts of these beings from Native American sources, legends, and oral traditions, correlated with archeological reports Examines the Smithsonian’s role in...

The First Black Archaeologist reveals the untold story of a pioneering African American classical scholar, teacher, community leader, and missionary. Born into slavery in rural Georgia, John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923) gained national prominence in the early 1900s, but his accomplishments are little known today. Using evidence from archives across the US and Europe, from contemporary publications, and from newly discovered documents, this book chronicles Gilbert's remarkable journey.