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Post by 1dave on Feb 5, 2024 11:17:28 GMT -5
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aGates
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Post by aGates on Feb 5, 2024 13:22:18 GMT -5
Are you suggesting the olmecs are black? I listen to some 30 hours of history of the meso American people. I seem to remember that saying that this so-called wheel they discovered in this toy that you're referencing was the only time they ever saw the wheel in use in the culture. I found that to be strange. They did say the toy was a enigma.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 7, 2024 14:19:41 GMT -5
1dave aGates I've been absolutely fascinated by Olmec archaeology for many years. They represent one of the most intriguing mysteries in the peopling of the Americas IMO. Years ago I bought a wonderful book, "The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership." It was published by Princeton University's Art Museum and contains hundreds of full-color images of Olmec art, pottery, statues, jade carvings, household implements, toys etc. My impression as I study the objects portraying people is that the Negroid features of the colossal heads are not typical. Many types of people are shown in statues and masks and if I were to pick one most commo0n type of features I'd say Asian. But many of the features are stylized with sternly downturned heavy lips and elongated heads, so it's hard to sort reality from stylization. How their culture emerged seemingly out of nowhere yet full-blown with no apparent antecedents is a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma (if I remember the Churchill quote correctly.) There are huge gaps in archaeological knowledge plus a lot of inaccurate (IMO) guesswork. How I'd love to know what really happened in the past! Moving those 8 to 40 ton heads some 50 miles required some serious engineering knowledge and skills!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jul 11, 2024 6:09:13 GMT -5
1dave aGates I've been absolutely fascinated by Olmec archaeology for many years. They represent one of the most intriguing mysteries in the peopling of the Americas IMO. Years ago I bought a wonderful book, "The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership." It was published by Princeton University's Art Museum and contains hundreds of full-color images of Olmec art, pottery, statues, jade carvings, household implements, toys etc. My impression as I study the objects portraying people is that the Negroid features of the colossal heads are not typical. Many types of people are shown in statues and masks and if I were to pick one most commo0n type of features I'd say Asian. But many of the features are stylized with sternly downturned heavy lips and elongated heads, so it's hard to sort reality from stylization. How their culture emerged seemingly out of nowhere yet full-blown with no apparent antecedents is a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma (if I remember the Churchill quote correctly.) There are huge gaps in archaeological knowledge plus a lot of inaccurate (IMO) guesswork. How I'd love to know what really happened in the past! Moving those 8 to 40 ton heads some 50 miles required some serious engineering knowledge and skills! |
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