Quote Originally Posted by Elmetiacos View Post
The consensus is that the Sinaia plates are forgeries, and I have to agree with that. Apart from the language being strange, and there being what seems to be a fully developed logographic writing system appearing out of nowhere (with what look like modern mathematical signs accompanying them?) The heads look as if copied straight from the Turda coins and the little robed people stuck in the middle of the writing look more like something taken from the Aztec or Maya Codices than anything from the time and place they are supposed to belong to.
I have to disagree with that, the consensus was reached before any real work on them even began. Too bad the book isn't fully translated so the most relevant passages are out of reach for anyone that doesn't speak Romanian. What I find striking is the fact, that the plate containing the plan of the capital city was found well before it's layout was explored by archaeologists, and it is a perfect match. The author also managed to pour his own fragment using techniques that the Dacians had access too, so method of production isn't an issue. I would like to see some work being done on them (with an open mind). I know that because they are not an official source of documentation, you aren't going to use it.