[Notforprophet]

There are Olmec and Maya carvings of faces that bear a striking resemblance to the classic "Fu Manchu" look, including slanted eyes and long goatees.

NFP

[blam]

"There are Olmec and Maya carvings of faces that bear a striking resemblance to the classic "Fu Manchu" look, including slanted eyes and long goatees."

Read This: The Olmec And The Shang

There is also Jomon (Japan) 'cord-pottery' found in the Olmec sites too.

[Fedora]

Thanks, good info/link! That Gunnar Thompson book I mentioned describes some parallels between Chinese and Olmec/Mayan art, notably the use of a curling leaf spiral motif which in the Chinese version symbolizes the Yin/Yang symbol. In my own research I've found examples of this motif throughout Central America all the way north to Cahokia.

I also find interesting that some Olmec/Mayan carvings bear resemblance to African features. Best candidate I've seen to explain that is that Libyans may have come over on Egyptian voyages to Central America. Central America seems to have been a real cultural melting pot, to use the term Heyerdahl applies to Easter Island.