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Answer · Cascajal block and Isthmian writing

The inscription is a modern addition or hoax on an old or newly worked stone.

The inscription is a modern addition or hoax on an old or newly worked stone.

DisputedAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Incisions cut through weathered surfaces.
  • Sign forms copy published Olmec motifs.

What would rule it out

  • Weathering continuous across surface and incisions, with prehispanic tool traces.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe block and its incisions are ancient Olmec work

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The inscription is a modern addition or hoax on an old or newly worked stone. [Answer ANS0CYBC21M1PAX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CYBC21M1PAX
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