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Phase
Two (July - October, 1999 )
How did traces of both cocaine and nicotine find its way
to ancient mummies in Egypt when these substances were
native to only South America during the time of the pharoahs?
Could a shipwreck full of Roman amphorae found off the
coast of Brazil be evidence of cross Atlantic trading?
From Puerto Quijarro at the foothills of the Andes to
Buenos Aires in Argentina, the Kota Mama expedition's
reed boats sailed over 2,770 kilometres in a quest to
prove the existence of early trading links between South
America and Africa. A 50-member team moved down the Rio
Paraguay carrying out archaeological and ethnographic
surveys, wildlife conservation programmes and community
aid projects in Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil.
Both boats used in the expedition survived the journey
proving that similar voyages could have been undertaken
hundreds of years ago. |
