#TecaxicCalixtlahucaHead
#PreColumbian
#Roman
There are plenty of crazy theories about Pre-Colombian contact between the Old and New Worlds (excepting the Norse who we do definitely know came to North America at least once). There is, however, an artifact which maybe, possibly, suggests a one-off Roman discovery of the Americas.
SOURCES:
The Roman Head From Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca, Mexico: A Review of the Evidence, Hristov et al
The “Roman Figurine” Supposedly Excavated at Calixtlahuaca, Smith
The Calixtlahuaca Head, McColloch
Reply to Peter Schaaf and Gunther A. Wagner’s “Comments on ‘Mesoamerican Evidence of Pre-Colombian Transoceanic Contacts’”, Hristov et al
27 окт 2024