Silverbell artifact materials, 1925-1926.

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Silverbell artifact materials, 1925-1926.

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Summary: Collection includes newspaper clippings on the "Silverbell Artifacts" from 1925 and 1926. A small amount of correspondence to Fowler and a statement written by Fowler on his assessment of the Latin inscriptions are also present. Includes photostatic copies of the inscriptions as well Fowler's notes.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7616020

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Fowler, Frank M.

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Biographical note: Frank Fowler was a professor of Romance Languages at the University of Arizona. Iron artifacts discovered on Silverbell Road in Tucson, Ariz. in 1924 were variously attributed to Phoenician sailors, Spanish explorers, Mormons, Quetzacoatl, and a Roman-Jewish settlement circa 775 A.D. Fowler was called in to evaluate the Latin language inscribed on the artifacts. From the description of Silverbell artifact materials, 1925-1926. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern ...