Charles Hapgood - Acambaro Figurines

Acambaro Figurines

Hapgood along with author Erle Stanley Gardner investigated the collection of clay artifacts known as the Acambaro figurines and became convinced they were made thousands of years ago by an unknown culture, a conclusion he acknowledged was rejected by reputable archeologists and paleontologists. The figurines, which most archaeologists dismiss as an elaborate hoax, depict humans interacting with dinosaurs and various other "monsters" such as horned men. In the introduction to later editions of Hapgood's 1973 book, Mystery in Acambaro, David Hatcher Childress writes that Hapgood was convinced that they were authentic ancient artifacts which indicated that men and dinosaurs had cohabited together in the recent past, and that dinosaurs had not become extinct many millions of years ago.