Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head

Artifact

The Tecaxic-Calixthahuaca Head is a head figure that is believed to be part of a larger figurine.

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Discovery

A figurine of a head was discovered in the pre-Hispanic town of Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca in 1933 during an excavation of a burial offering that looked very similar to the Roman statues of the same time.

Controversy

The figurine is often used to argue Pre-Colombian Contact, because the figurine has the appearance of a Roman statue found in Mesoamerica around the same time period.