Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head
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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 grave goods in the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca zone in the Toluca Valley, approximately 65 kilometers west of Mexico City. Because of the head's non-Amerind facial features, including a beard, and its unusual style, some believe that it is of Roman origin, and thus evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact.
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- Hristov, Romeo H. (1994), "The little “Roman” head of Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca, Mexico: Some reflections", NEARA Journal 28 (3–4): 68-69
- Hristov, Romeo H. & Santiago Genovés T. (1999), "Mesoamerica evidence of pre-Columbian transoceanic contacts", Ancient Mesoamerica 10: 207–213
- Hristov, Romeo H. & Santiago Genovés T. (2001), "Reply to Peter Schaaf and Günter A. Wagner’s “Comments on ‘Mesoamerican evidence of pre-Columbian transoceanic contacts’”", Ancient Mesoamerica 12: 83–86
- Schaaf, Peter & Günter A. Wagner (2001), "Comments on “Mesoamerican evidence of pre-Columbian transoceanic contacts” by Hristov and Genovés, in Ancient Mesoamerica 10:207–213, 1999", Ancient Mesoamerica 12: 79–81
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