[Aztlan] ON THE SUBJECT OF ANCIENT PACIFIC COAST TRADE

[Katherine Reece]

I can not seem to put my hands on a reference for this, but wasn't there 
evidence of contact between western Mexico and the Andean coast based on 
brass?  I can't recall now if it was just the technique of making brass 
items or actual trade in brass items.

Unfortunately the hard drive on my computer where all the papers I have are 
stored in digital format has decided to fail and I'm still waiting on my 
husband to recover what he can from it.

Also, regarding the Kon Tiki voyage, while I hold with deep respect the 
courage of the men who made this voyage, I must point out that the Kon Tiki 
was towed 50 miles offshore so it could catch the current that took it 
across the Pacific.  That's an advantage the ancient Andean people wouldn't 
have had.


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