Mesoamerican Evidence of Pre-Columbian Transoceanic Contacts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Romeo Hristov, Romeo H Hristov (Southern Methodist University, corresponding author), Santiago Genové, Santiago Genovés (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-213 |
| Publication date | 1999-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536199102013 |
| OpenAlex | W2098711819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
In this article we discuss the results of the re-examination of a terracotta head of supposed Roman origin found in a pre-Hispanic burial offering near Mexico City. A thermoluminescent age test performed in 1995 at the Forschungsstelle Archäometrie in Heidelberg, Germany, set the age limits of the artifact at 1780 ± 400 b.p., which is consistent with the Roman-origin hypothesis. A review of the circumstances of this discovery did not demonstrate any sign of possible post-Columbian intrusion and permits the acceptance of the object as the first hard evidence from Mesoamerica to support pre-Hispanic transoceanic contacts between the Old and New Worlds
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Mesoamerica · Terracotta · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Conservation Techniques and Studies · History · Latin American history and culture
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |