An Olmec Earth Monster Is Repatriated to Mexico - Atlas Obscura
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/olmec-earth-monster-monument-nine-repatriated

"The repatriation of an ancient sculpture highlights the influential early Mesoamerican culture. "

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"'The mountain-cave-mouth symbolic complex acquired a high iconographic value throughout Mesoamerica from very early times, giving rise over the millennia to increasingly complex sets of images,' according to a book written by the father-son scholarly duo Alfredo Lopez Austin and Leonardo Lopez Lujan."

Back in Mexico, 'Earth Monster' Sculpture Points to Ancient Beliefs

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/back-mexico-earth-monster-sculpture-points-ancient-beliefs-2023-05-27/ via Reuters
Photo via Reuters
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A “key piece for investigations of Olmec iconography,” the United States is repatriating this “Earth monster" statue to Mexico.

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https://hyperallergic.com/813084/mexico-most-sought-after-olmec-artifact-heads-home/

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The "Cascajal Block" is an #Olmec engraved slab found in the State of #Veracruz , #Mexico in 1999. It has been dated to around 900-650 BC (its dating is still controversial) and may represent the oldest #writingsystem in the #Americas , since it contains 62 #undeciphered glyphs (many if them repeated). It is still kept in the village of "Lomas of Tacamichapan", where it was originally found. 1st photo is mine.

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The "Cascajal Block" is an #Olmec engraved slab found in the State of #Veracruz , #Mexico in 1999. It has been dated to around 900-650 BC (its dating is still controversial) and may represent the oldest #writingsystem in the #Americas , since it contains 62 #undeciphered glyphs (many if them repeated). It is still kept in the village of "Lomas of Tacamichapan", where it was originally found. Photos my own.

#ancientlanguages #languages