Old World Roots of the Cherokee: How Dna, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation (Paperback)

Old World Roots of the Cherokee: How Dna, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation By Donald N. Yates Cover Image
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Description


Most histories of the Cherokee nation focus on its encounters with Europeans, its conflicts with the U. S. government, and its expulsion from its lands during the Trail of Tears. This work, however, traces the origins of the Cherokee people to the third century B.C.E. and follows their migrations through the Americas to their homeland in the lower Appalachian Mountains. Using a combination of DNA analysis, historical research, and classical philology, it uncovers the Jewish and Eastern Mediterranean ancestry of the Cherokee and reveals that they originally spoke Greek before adopting the Iroquoian language of their Haudenosaunee allies while the two nations dwelt together in the Ohio Valley.

About the Author


Donald N. Yates is an American genealogist, cultural historian and DNA investigator. He lives in Longmont, Colorado. For more information visit his official site at www.donaldyates.com.


Product Details
ISBN: 9780786469567
ISBN-10: 0786469560
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Publication Date: July 25th, 2012
Pages: 217
Language: English