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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

David C. Grove
David C. Grove*
Affiliation:
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , October 1968 , pp. 486 - 491
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1968

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