Cognito Wrote:
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> paoputzu Wrote:
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> > Two jarring errors
> > come to mind: his contention that the
> Chinese
> > introduced jade to Mexico, and his
> breathless
> > discovery that native tribes were Mongolian.
> These
> > two failings point to an abysmal ignorance
> of
> > ancient America.
>
> Apparently Menzies never heard of Mexican jade
> mines. I live in Southern California and it isn't
> too difficult for my wife (a lapidary) to get
> Mexican jade. Also, Menzies must not be up on the
> human genetics of the Americas to make such
> statements. Time for a big shovel.
>
>
>

Carvings of Olmec blue preceded Zheng He by oh, almost three thousand years.