Sue Anne asks: The story about the small clay head found in New Jersey, is there a value given to a piece like that?
Elyse says: Although we do not discuss value on the History Detectives, I will give you some idea of the price. The face is very rare in the United States, yet as the professor showed us, there are many faces in Mexico. This would decrease the value of the price to less then $1000. Cassandra asks: I work in the research department at a large Museum and my colleagues and I all love your show. We were wondering whether you ever come across an investigation that turns out to be a real dud – starts with nothing, leads nowhere, etc. Gwen says: Your question is certainly on the mark! Yes, we spend a lot of time doing preliminary investigations and even filming (but not with a whole crew) on stories that don’t pan out, even after turning away 90% of the suggestions that come in. Certainly museum staff all know that funny combination of owners’ wishful thinking on the one hand and a lack of possible sources or leads on the other. We’ve tried to keep some of this ambiguity in the program, remin
