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To read the story please click on the following link: http://life.globaltimes.cn/art/2011-04/644297.html

To read an interview with Gavin, taking place on his recent trip to Beijing, please click on the following link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-04/24/content_12382257.htm

The Archives of Cultural Exchanges is a Non-Profit Organisation which has been set up by Emeritus Professors Carl Johannessen and John Sorenson to further the discussion of all aspects of transoceanic contact between the pre-Columbian civilizations around the world. Please …
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“Believe it or not, there is sweeping evidence that a Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the Renaissance in 1434. Gavin Menzies returns to talk about his book 1434 and an entirely new perspective on what happened that will …
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Listen to Gavin on ‘It’s Rainmaking Time!’ at the following link: http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/peerreview/

We are pleased to announce that the UK paperback of ’1434′ has been published and is available now for purchase here.

We are pleased to announce the launch of two books at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) on 16th April! Firstly Emeritus Professor Carl Johannessen and Emeritus Professor John Sorenson will describe the mass of evidence for pre-Columbian trans-oceanic exploration …
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To read Dalya Alberge’s recent piece about Gavin’s new project please click on the following link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126593477531544685.html

Colonel Blashford-Snell, a friend of ‘1421’ has recently returned from leading an expedition which was part-funded by Gavin, and influenced by Cedric Bell, to find the precursor to the Panama Canal. This waterway, between the Atlantic and Pacific, features on …
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To listen to Gavin’s interview with Kim Greenhouse on “It’s rainmaking time!” please click here.

Liu Gang’s book, The Ancient Map Code, was published in China in November 2009 by Guangxi Normal University Press. It is now available in China from all good book shops or from the following link: http://www.douban.com/subject/4100966/ A publisher for the …
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To view Mr. Laszlo’s photographs of possible Chinese junk wreckage in the Caribbean please click here. For photos of some wood that has been salvaged please click here. Can anybody help us shed some light on these photos?

To read Elizabeth Grice’s piece about Gavin in the UK’s Daily Telegraph please click here

For more information on Gavin’s interview on “Coast to Coast” please click here

To browse inside ’1434′ please click here

Gavin has returned to London from Hong Kong, following the successful launch of his new book, 1434 – The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance. The launch took place at the Royal Geographical Society, Hong Kong, and …
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In March, 2007, Gavin travelled to the Pacific coast of the USA where he was hot on the trail of the wreck of a very old Chinese junk. It turns out, after a recent update received in October 2007, that there …
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The 1421 hypothesis has gained a lot of momentum over the past 12 months and in December the U.K.’s Sunday Times newspaper published an article alluding to Gavin’s research. As you can see from the link below, a 100 foot long Chinese …
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A little over 20 years ago, whilst diving in the Caribbean, a friend of ’1421′ came across some shards of Ming Dynasty porcelain and a piece of Blue Ingot Glass, shaped into a heart. Along with the shards, he discovered a Bronze …
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The site can be found at: http://1421.phoenixtv.com It has already gained a considerable audience, and we hope it will continue to expand in the same way as the English version. We look forward to all the exciting possibilities that this will …
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