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

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

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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.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One 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 block is unique and from a disturbed context.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/evidence/EVD0CYBC29E5G3T/the-block-is-unique-and-from-a-disturbed-context)

Established

FOR

## The questions it answers

[Is the block an ancient Olmec object?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/questions/QST0CYBBXN038ZM/is-the-block-an-ancient-olmec-object)

Most likelyThe block and its incisions are ancient Olmec work

## Cite it

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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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**ANS** 0CYBC21M1PAX

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Answer · hypothesis

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