Archaeologica.org

Here's bit of the abstract: The Old Copper Assemblage and Extinct Animals. American Antiquity 20:169-170. Quimby analyses an occurrence of deeply buried copper artifacts and associated animal bones near Fort Williams in southwest Ontario. The discovery, made in 1913 and 1916, was recorded in a geol...

Some may find the work of Gene Savoy to be interesting, when investigating the Chacapoyas (the cloud people).
http://www.aefosc.org/newsite/index.php ... savoy_main

Recently I spent some time reading a lengthy report on Olmec art (yep the central american Olmec) and was struck with the beauty and craftsmanship of the pieces. Most striking was the obvious similarity between the depictions in the masks and chinese physical features. Why would the Olmec be sculpt...

At least two fake 'sister bowls' appeared after the FM bowl became news. They were rejected on the spot by B. Biados et al as piss poor attempts by people trying to make some bucks. The FM bowl is made of local basalt, which is extremely hard. It likely took considerable time and effort to shape. Pl...

Upper legs and lower torso of the monolith

In Munda, 'Putaki' has the power to restore life - surely the attributes of a divine being? Along the lines of "life," or "restoring life": The Pokatia Monolith 'wears' a 'belt,' that features a rather large round 'buckle' -- situated right over where a person's navel would be. ...

OK, I've skimmed through the thread. Fact is, the Fuente Magna bowl, and the Pokatia Monolith are old news to me. These were big topics when I owed a 'private' internet discussion forum that included members such as Clyde, Bernardo Biados, Gary "Buck" Buchanan, and Doug Weller. It's no sec...

I seem to remember Robert Marx wrote about Roman amphorae from Guanabara Bay in the book In Quest of the Great White Gods
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