06-25-2019, 09:58 PM
If they were indeed, however, made of gold - let alone being, as you say, highly prized (by anyone); then I would be surprised if any were lost, or merely thrown away - which describes the vast majority of actual finds!
That said, therefore, they were in at least someone's possssion - and thus most probably just simply melted down (not unlike the majority of the Inca/Maya objects that the Spanish looted). It may be sad, but entirely likely.
That said, therefore, they were in at least someone's possssion - and thus most probably just simply melted down (not unlike the majority of the Inca/Maya objects that the Spanish looted). It may be sad, but entirely likely.
