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And, though genetic studies show that most modern dogs in the Americas are descended from post-Columbian European imports, a few breeds preserve their ancient ancestry.

From Economist • Mar. 21, 2018

These were the main factors tipping the outcome of the post-Columbian collisions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The Popol Vuh, or book of the people, gives itself out as a post-Columbian copy of these traditions, and may doubtless contain European ideas.

From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew

The great number of ruins found throughout the land has often been interpreted as evidence of a much larger pueblo population than has been found in post-Columbian time.

From Canyons of the Colorado by Powell, John Wesley

If the bronze is of European origin, then we must conclude that all objects made of that metal are of post-Columbian manufacture.

From Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 by Holmes, William Henry