
Artifact · Hoax or modern · Smithsonian NMNH (1894-1970), later Eastern Band of Cherokee (not verified)
Bat Creek Stone
The Bat Creek Stone's bracelets are leaded brass: modern trade goods to critics, ancient to its defender
If the stone is a forgery, did Emmert make it, or was he fooled by someone else?
Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons