The Phoenicans, the American Natives and "The Sea Peoples" invaders
in the 1160BC era all had this in common: The word Phoenician means
"red skinned." All three groups had red skin and adorned themselves
with beads and feathers!  >
  And Egyptian engraving shows the Sea People wearing feather headdresses!
So, were the native Americans invading the eastern Mediterranian in
1160 BC? Or did the Phoenicians settle the Americas? Or a little of
both?  "The Bourne Stone" in my hometown on Cape Cod Massachusetts,
has Iberian Punic lettering on it, perhaps saying that Cape Cod
belongs to Hanno of Carthage! > AND ... Go read dr Barry Fell's book
"America BC."  >

Maranatha  Lewis