the figurine of Calixtahuaca, and the Prof. of Anthropology

Some here still say they haven't seen the url:s which I sent to the group
re. the Roman figurine found in Calixtahuaca. No doubt they never looked
into all the url:s I sent. One of them led to Prof. Dr Michael E Smith who
is by far the most respected ones of those who tries hard to speak against
the figurine being of Roman origin.

I guess it's fair to give Prof Smith's background before I start to discuss
his articles in this question.
here is his own homepage: http://www.public.asu.edu/~mesmith9/
I don't know why 'our' own excellent 'Hu' haven't refered to Prof Smith in
the article on Hu's page where the figurine is discussed. I can't say that I
am surprised since most of the articles presented by Prof Smith are rather
late.

Anyhow here is one of the url:s which anyone reading the first article of
mine should have hard missing: http://www.public.asu.edu/~mesmith9/

While I don't go into the details regarding the thermoluminescence dates
which Prof Smith tries to make so much of, he as many naysayers missed the
full report and many scholarly articles strengthen the opinion presented by
Romeo H Hristov, I can't help finding Prof Smith's views presented here and
in http://www.famsi.org/reports/01024/section02.htm (also in other famsi
reports) a bit odd....
for example from the url above: "The only surviving illustration of the
burials is an engraving shown here in Figure 9, taken from García Payón's
(1941b) brief article."
BUT
that's not true:
It's very very easy to find at least the faksimil edition from 1974 of the
work edited in 1936.....

the title of the first work
García Payón, ZONA ARQUEOLOGICA DE TECAXIC-CALIXTLAHUACA Y LOS MATLATZINCAS.
edited 1936

(the faksimile copy):
García Payón, ZONA ARQUEOLOGICA DE TECAXIC-CALIXTLAHUACA Y LOS MATLATZINCAS.
Primera Parte. Edición facsimilar de la de 1936 preparada por M
Edited by México, Biblioteca Enciclopédica del Estado de México (No. 29),
1974

It's also very easily understood why many naysayers missed to look for the
Spanish written articles, works full of photos, diagram and descriptions.
That a naysayer does it is also very easily understood since most other
scholars seem to lean to English Journals and articles in English works!

Inger E







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