Notes: In this essay, James Kences recounts the explorations of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485 to 1528), ...

Recent genetic research has challenged long-standing theories about the collapse of the Rapa Nui civilization on Easter ...

His previous encounters with various native groups had been positive ... Verrazzano's North American exploration ended when the ship reached the east coast of Newfoundland. He was to follow ...