Michigan Relics

The Michigan Relics (also known as the Soper Frauds) are a large grouping of pseudoarchaeological prehistoric artifacts "discovered" throughout the state of Michigan in the late nineteenth century. Many of the relics were inscribed with hieroglyphs and cuneiform and were originally believed to be proof of pre-Columbian contact with the Americas.

"Discovery"

The first discovery of the relics in Michigan occurred in October 1890. A man in Wyman, Montcalm County, Michigan found a small clay cup while digging post holes in a field.