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===Discovery=== | ===Discovery=== | ||
A figurine of a head was discovered in the pre-Hispanic town of Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca in 1933 during an excavation of a burial offering that looked very similar to the Roman statues of the same time. | |||
==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
The figurine is often used to argue Pre-Colombian Contact, because the figurine has the appearance of a Roman statue found in Mesoamerica around the same time period. | The figurine is often used to argue Pre-Colombian Contact, because the figurine has the appearance of a Roman statue found in Mesoamerica around the same time period. | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 27 November 2017
Artifact
The Tecaxic-Calixthahuaca Head is a head figure that is believed to be part of a larger figurine.
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Discovery
A figurine of a head was discovered in the pre-Hispanic town of Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca in 1933 during an excavation of a burial offering that looked very similar to the Roman statues of the same time.
Controversy
The figurine is often used to argue Pre-Colombian Contact, because the figurine has the appearance of a Roman statue found in Mesoamerica around the same time period.