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<blockquote data-quote="BuckWild" data-source="post: 5433867" data-attributes="member: 217"><p>I watch a lot of Antique Roadshow and probably 90% of the Central and South American artifacts they have on there are fakes. Without having it examined by an expert, there's really no way of knowing if it's authentic. Besides the Mayans and Aztecs, there were dozens of pre Columbian civilizations that inhabited Central America for over 3000 years or so. One of my neighbors is a world renowned expert in textiles and fabrics. She was called down to Mexico four years ago to examine ancient textile found at an Olmec site. She said the dig had unearthed thousands of artifacts and the textile she examined was around 1000 years old. </p><p></p><p>Since these cultures were such prolific makers of pottery over thousands of years, a lot of these objects are relatively inexpensive and can be purchased for less than $1000 with papers of authenticity. </p><p></p><p>HTH...YMMV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BuckWild, post: 5433867, member: 217"] I watch a lot of Antique Roadshow and probably 90% of the Central and South American artifacts they have on there are fakes. Without having it examined by an expert, there's really no way of knowing if it's authentic. Besides the Mayans and Aztecs, there were dozens of pre Columbian civilizations that inhabited Central America for over 3000 years or so. One of my neighbors is a world renowned expert in textiles and fabrics. She was called down to Mexico four years ago to examine ancient textile found at an Olmec site. She said the dig had unearthed thousands of artifacts and the textile she examined was around 1000 years old. Since these cultures were such prolific makers of pottery over thousands of years, a lot of these objects are relatively inexpensive and can be purchased for less than $1000 with papers of authenticity. HTH...YMMV [/QUOTE]
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