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To: blam
This reminds me of a find from that area that was published years ago. The main find was Roman style columns - sometimes used as ballast in ships around the 15th and 16th Century. Any pieces of amphora might also have been included in the ballast.
No ship parts were found - only the ballast.
64 posted on 02/20/2004 5:47:37 AM PST by R. Scott (My cynicism rises with the proximity of the elections.)
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This artifact found in Mexico will not go away.

Ancient Roman Discovered In Mexico

"Hristov also consulted art experts, who agreed that the head was Roman, dating roughly to AD 200. Furthermore, a review of the circumstances surrounding the head's original discovery confirmed that the head was placed in the burial ground where it was found no later than 1510, a decade before the Spanish arrived in Meso-America."

"Crucially, the head was excavated from the site by professionals, says David Kelley, an archaeologist at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. "This was sealed under three floors. It's as close to archaeological certainty as you can get."

67 posted on 02/20/2004 6:16:17 AM PST by blam
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