Modifies a noun

• civilization: Until I began work on this book I had not appreciated just how interesting were the pre-Columbian civilizations of Central America.

• artifact: There is prolific wildlife, pre-Columbian artifacts and opportunities to hike and go horse riding.

• culture: Archeological sites in the area show evidence of four pre-Columbian Indian cultures.

• art: The Southwestern vessels capture the aura of pre-Columbian art indigenous to the Americas.

• contact: Elaborations of this theory have involved beings from outer space and pre-Columbian contact with America.

• time: There are currently 600,000 hectares of abandoned terraces dating from pre-Columbian times in the Peruvian Andes alone.