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What is the history of "The Little Roman" head of Calixtlahuaja?
What is interesting about this archaeological finding?
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The Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head is a terracotta head, probably originally part of a larger figurine, discovered in 1933 among pre-Columbian or just post-Columbian grave goods in the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca zone in the Toluca Valley, approximately 65 kilometers southwest of Mexico City. Because the head appears to be similar in style to artifacts of Roman origin, some believe that it is evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact.
An assessment of the case was made in 2001 by Romeo H. Hristov of University of New Mexico and Santiago Genovés T. of National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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information quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca_head
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c5/Tecaxic_calixtlahuaca_head.jpg/300px-Tecaxic_calixtlahuaca_head.jpg
you can also check this page for information
http://www.neara.org/CARLSON/romehead.htm
The interesting about the archaeological finding is that it proves Colombus was not the first European to discover the Americas.
"The most popular hypothesis concerning the small head is that it is of Roman origin (2nd-4th centuries AD)"
The Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head is a terracotta head, probably originally part of a larger figurine, discovered in 1933 among pre-Columbian or just post-Columbian grave goods in the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca zone in the Toluca Valley, approximately 65 kilometers southwest of Mexico City. Because the head appears to be similar in style to artifacts of Roman origin, some believe that it is evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact.
An assessment of the case was made in 2001 by Romeo H. Hristov of University of New Mexico and Santiago Genovés T. of National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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information quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca_head
you can also check this page for information
http://www.neara.org/CARLSON/romehead.htm
The interesting about the archaeological finding is that it proves Colombus was not the first European to discover the Americas.
"The most popular hypothesis concerning the small head is that it is of Roman origin (2nd-4th centuries AD)"
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What civilization group wears a hat like the one sculpted?
Was this a carving of a fisherman?
Is the carving Phonecian or Roman?
Researchers cannot say if it is Roman,Phonecian,Norseman or Viking all of them present theories as to how the head came into Mexico. For the second answer i cannot say i will have to do some research on the subject