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The first Olmec head, Tres Zapotes Colossal Head One, was first discovered by archeologist Matthew Stirling in 1938 🙈 Sixteen other heads were subsequently found with one from La Cobata, another from Tres Zapotes, four from La Venta, and ten from San Lorenzo 🙈 Precise dating of the heads is difficult due to various factors such as their being moved or uncovered but it is believed that they were made anywhere between 50-200 years apart 🤓 Each sculpture depicts a helmeted male figure, but every one has its unique set of facial features. These sculptures, which measure between 10 and 15 feet in height, are about 40 tonnes in weight. The basalt boulders that were found in the Tuxtla Sierra Mountains, 50-60 miles from where they were discovered made up all but two of the sculptures. Two heads did not use basalt. San Lorenzo They were taken from an earlier set of stone thrones and repurposed. The remains of some pigments are visible plaster on one of the heads suggests that the heads may have been painted One point. [1]
Olmec’s massively sculpted heads depict the face and head of an indigenous man, with distinctive features. Some of the heads have a height that is higher than the average human male. La Cobata was the site of the largest and most massive colossal heads. It is about 10 feet in height and weighs approximately 40 tons. The tops of the heads tend to be flattened. Back and not carved all the way around They are intended to be seen from both the sides and front. A San Lorenzo head with pigments and traces of plaster on it may indicate they were once painted. There have been seventeen Olmec giant Olmec heads found. This page was last edited on 8 February 2018 by Diesha Wright (Yulin Shaanxi in China). [2]
Gaia.com Continued to describe how Takeshi Inomata, an archeologist from the University of Arizona, led the research. “We did LiDAR, which is an airborne laser marking technique. Using this technique we’re have finding Aguada Fénix, which is the oldest monumental construction in the Maya area,” Inomata said. “It has a huge artificial plateau which has a perfect, rectangular shape measuring 1.4 km long and 400m wide, which represents the largest construction in the entire Maya history. It dates to probably 1,100 – 700 BC, which makes it the oldest monumental construction in the Maya area. So the interesting part is that the largest building happened at the very beginning or oldest stage of Maya civilization.” [3]
An ancient Mesoamerican civilization, the Olmecs was located on the Gulf Coast of Mexico in what is now Tabasco and Veracruz. Their earliest date to the Stone Age is currently unknown, which was well before the advent of Christ. They also have a far better record than the Aztecs and Mayans. Although limited archaeological evidence suggests that they were a relatively sophisticated group, even if it was a small one, with an probable class structure, and knowledge of engineering. However, whether or not the Olmecs ever unified is still up for debate. Three primary archaeological ruins are attributed to Olmecs: La Venta Tres Zapotes, and San Lorenzo. Falisha Malloy (Merida, Mexico), last edited this page 40 days ago [4]
Refer to the Article
- https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/olmec-heads-of-mexico-1200-400-b-c/
- https://www.thoughtco.com/the-colossal-heads-of-the-olmec-2136318
- https://www.gaia.com/article/what-are-olmec-heads
- https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/the-mystery-behind-mexicos-colossal-olmec-heads/
