Greetings and welcome to the September 2014 newsletter from www.gavinmenzies.net

In recent months there has been a lot of activity going on which is relevant to our research into ancient man's travels around the world. We have added a host of links for you at the bottom of the newsletter, and hope you'll find them of interest!

Who Discovered America? PS paperback edition

The PS edition of Who Discovered America? contains 16 pages of new evidence, research and further reading which have come to light since the hardback was published in October 2013. The proofs have been handed back to the publisher, and the book will be available for shipping on November 25th 2014 - you can pre-order your copy at the following link (just in time for Christmas!)

http://amzn.to/1ulNbPY

'Zheng He's voyages revealed by Matteo Ricci's World Map'

Dr. SL Lee has had a fascinating paper concerning Zheng He's voyages around the world, published in "Academia". You can click on the following link to read the paper: http://bit.ly/1pPRBs4

Early Maps of the New World by Gunnar Thompson

Click on the following link for further information about Gunnar's new research: http://bit.ly/1CSuRSt

Professor Fan Yuzhou

Our colleague Professor Yao Jide at Yunnan University pointed us to a paper by Professor Fan Yuzhou from Nanjing University which discusses the migration of Shang Chinese to Central America, leading to the founding of the Olmec civilisation - a topic which was also discussed in detail in Who Discovered America? Read his paper here: http://bit.ly/1wge8Eb

"Paths Across the Pacific 2015"

This is quite early notice, but we are pleased to announce that the next "Paths Across the Pacific" conference has been organised for August 19th - 22nd, 2015. We much hope that we will be able to attend this time. For more information please visit the "Paths" website here: http://pathsacrossthepacific.org/#gpm1_11

"Expedi��o Oriente" - the Schurmann family's next great adventure!

Lastly, we are hugely excited about the Schurmann family's new project - the Orient Expedition. Their new sailboat "Kat", designed and built specifically for the expedition, was launched recently and is now ready to set sail on a 2 year adventure. The launch party will take place in Itajai, Brazil, on the weekend of 21st / 22nd September, whence the Schurmanns will set off on their circumnavigation of the world in the wake of Zheng He's mighty armada. Please sign up to their excellent website for further details, not least information concerning the ports that they will be visiting on the way. They would love to hear from you if you are located near their route. Indeed, if you live close to their course or can point them to sites of specific historical interest in that local area, then they would love to hear from you to discuss further! There are many of you who have emailed us with regard to sites exhibiting evidence of early Chinese visitation from all around the world. Now is your time to speak up. The Schurmanns have all the necessary equipment to explore and film these sites, above or below water, so if you know of an area that needs researching further please let them and us know. We'd like to take this opportunity to wish them a hugely exciting and successful voyage!

http://www.expedicaooriente.com.br

As always, we at '1421 HQ' would love to hear your comments and suggestions. We are extremely grateful to you, the visitors of our website, for your ongoing support. Please feel free to reply to this email with your thoughts, forward it on to friends who might find it of interest, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

With our thanks and best wishes,

Gavin, Ian and the team

Links to other items of interest:

Melting Yukon Ice reveals 5000 year old treasures

http://bit.ly/UAs0Mn

The Mystery of the Saturna Island Figurehead

http://bit.ly/1qFgPi4

Spanish document suggests Irish were in America before Columbus

http://bit.ly/1nYEhGH

The mystery of the "Mahogany Ship" - new video

http://bit.ly/1txBao1

Log boat dating back 4,500 years found in Lough Corrib