To: jimtorr; blam
There was an Olmec exhibition at the National Gallery here in D.C. a few years ago. I understand that some experts were struck by the similarities between Olmec writing and the earliest surviving version of Chinese characters, those on the oracle bones of the Shang dynasty.
To: aristeides
similarities between Olmec writing and the earliest surviving version of Chinese charactersOn another thread Blam posted pictures of Olmec statues with facial hair and Oriental features. Myself, being an ignorant peasant and having no authority or expertise of which to speak still has the opinion, for what it's worth that Chinese or Japanese contact was the brains behind pre-columbian indigenous American achievements.
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To: aristeides
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To: aristeides
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