Vatican discovers first ever depiction of Native Americans hidden under 500 years of soot in ancient painting | Mail Online

Friday, May 3, 2013 - 04:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

  In an ancient painting tucked away in the Vatican, preservationists have discovered what is believed to be the first ever depiction of the Native Americans that Christopher Columbus encountered during his first trip to the New World.

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