Chalcatzingo, Morelos, Mexico: A Reappraisal of the Olmec Rock Carvings

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Publication Date

10-1-1968

Publication Title

American Antiquity

Volume Number

33

Issue Number

4

Abstract

The content and interpretation of the Olmec bas-reliefs at Chalcatzingo are discussed in this paper. This reanalysis shows that some of the most important carvings have apparently been misinterpreted in the past. Information concerning a new carving, previously unreported, is presented, and a reaffirmation of the contemporaneity of the Chalcatzingo carvings with Olmec Gulf Coast reliefs is made. Chalcatzingo is suggested as an important Middle Preclassic religious and trade center.

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