It certainly *could* have happened, technologically. And there are enough oddities (e.g., Polynesian-style canoe construction at exactly one spot along the California coast) that it's clear that over the centuries a lot of mariners ended up a very long way from home. The only debate is whether enough migration or cultural contact happened in various places to make a real difference in cultural development.

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Bruce Johnson <xxxxxx@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote:

On May 11, 2016, at 6:24 AM, Michael McKinney <archangel620@gmail.com> wrote:

There's a theory that hypothesizes the Egyptians fled Africa during the Desertification and Sea People invasions in their boats and traveled first along the coast of Africa, but eventually crossing to Brazil and sailing upward to Meso-America. 


 Thor Heyerdahl successfully sailed a boat of ancient reed construction across the Atlantic <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heyerdahl-sails-papyrus-boat>

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