The next year in 1955, Professor of Anthropology at UNH Charles Hapgood, (the same man who
discovered the remarkable Bauche Map in the US Congressional Library discussed in chapter 2)
conducted quite an elaborate investigation on the figurines which included extensive radiometric
dating and thermo-luminescent testing, done by the University of Pennsylvania. Then much later
in 1990, an investigation was also conducted by another archeologist by the name of Neal Steedy
who works for the Mexican government and who also testified to the authenticity of the Artifacts.
Fig.115Because Julsrud’s work has amply survived these numerous tests and investigations, even to
the extent of the Mexican government once imprisoning two individuals for selling these artifacts
on the black market, it is safe to take these ceramic figures at face value.
The most notable point about the small models is that not only are the dinosaurs depicted in the
models anatomically correct, but they also appear in very agile and active poses, fitting well with
known scientific evidence. This strongly suggests the possibility of the sculptor having actually
observed the creatures first hand. It is also notable that, similar to the sketches we have seen on
the Ica Stones, some Sauropod’s are also shown with a distinctive looking spinal frill. Fossil
remains do not reveal to us if these creatures had such a feature but it’s interesting that two vastly
different cultures would imagine the same type of feature on the same type of unusual looking
beast. It is much more reasonable to assume that the two cultures had, at some time, both seen the
same type of creature.
Other remains found at the site included an extinct ice-age horse, the skeleton of a woolly
mammoth, and a number of ancient human skulls further validating the antiquity of the site.