TransPacific Contact? The MesoAmerican/China Connection (Archaeology)

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Chinese may have gone to Americas 3,000 years ago

BEIJING (AFP-Jiji) New evidence showing similarities between ancient native markings in Central America and ancient Chinese characters has added fuel to theories that Chinese arrived in the Americas as early as 3,000 years ago, Chinese state press reported Thursday.

Nearly 300 ancient Central American native markings collected by an American researcher show great similarities to ancient Chinese characters inscribed on animal bones or tortoise shells, known as "jiaguwen," from the Shang Dynasty 3,000 years ago, Xinhua news agency reported.

Mike Xu, a researcher at Texas Christian University, collected the samples from native pottery, jade and stone items and announced his findings at a just-concluded symposium on the discovery of jiaguwen, which represent the oldest Chinese characters, the report said...>

http://www.trussel.com/prehist/news141.htm


Pictures of Several Comparative Archaeological Pieces (TCU):

http://www.chinese.tcu.edu/www_chinese3_tcu_edu.htm



Jade Ritual "Cong" Liangzhu (2000 B.C.)




Olmec Jade Ritual Sharpener (900-600 BC)

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1. Cool!