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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

It will be seen that to follow any tribe of Indians through post-Columbian times is a task of no little difficulty.

From On Limitations To The Use Of Some Anthropologic Data by Powell, John Wesley

The discovery of articles of bronze, which metal we cannot prove to be of indigenous production, is the only internal evidence pointing toward the continuance of the ancient epoch of culture into post-Columbian times.

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

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