Romans in the Americas? | The Tecaxic Calixtlahuaca Head

There are plenty of crazy theories about Pre-Colombian contact between the Old and New Worlds (excepting the Norse who we do definitely know came to North America at least once). There is, however, an artifact which maybe, possibly, suggests a one-off Roman discovery of the Americas. SOURCES: The Roman Head From Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca, Mexico: A Review of the Evidence, Hristov et al The “Roman Figurine” Supposedly Excavated at Calixtlahuaca, Smith The Calixtlahuaca Head, McColloch Reply to Peter Schaaf and Gunther A. Wagner’s “Comments on ‘Mesoamerican Evidence of Pre-Colombian Transoceanic Contacts’”, Hristov et al