04-20-2008, 04:38 PM
Well what I've heard to explain the coins in the Americans is, coins can be reused, be it gold or silver. Might be a pain to remelt it to a newer style. These Roman coins I'm sure could have been found after being buried then reused or somehow were kept as hoards by nobles and kings, etc. So, basically what I've heard, some Conquistador OR even a Viking had a Roman coin then dropped it or traded in the Americas.
The pottery, again what I've heard, is just the STYLE of Roman pottery, but not made when the Romans were around. Then the other things that have been listed sound like they were found out by amateur type people with most likely little or no true known of the Roman world, or maybe they do and there just nuts or maybe looking to be the one that found the big find!
I could be wrong about all this though, but I'll leave that to other people. I do remember this being brought up a couple of years ago though, the whole Romans in the Americas.
Although, maybe just maybe some ancient peoples got to the new world, I have a feelin, it would have been a one way trip!
The pottery, again what I've heard, is just the STYLE of Roman pottery, but not made when the Romans were around. Then the other things that have been listed sound like they were found out by amateur type people with most likely little or no true known of the Roman world, or maybe they do and there just nuts or maybe looking to be the one that found the big find!
I could be wrong about all this though, but I'll leave that to other people. I do remember this being brought up a couple of years ago though, the whole Romans in the Americas.
Although, maybe just maybe some ancient peoples got to the new world, I have a feelin, it would have been a one way trip!
Sean Marcum
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