ARTHI 6H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Axis Mundi, Chalcatzingo, Olmec Colossal Heads
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Quincunx: arrangement of ive things with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the ith at its center. Earspool: large earrings worn by elites of many ancient lain american socieies. La venta: olmec, pre-classis, c. 900 - 400 bce o o o o o o. Only olmec ritualisic site to be systemaically excavated. Rulership: the act or state of ruling o. Cranial modiicaion: the manipulaion of the form of the human skull. Stela/stelae: an upright stone monument (taller than it is wide) that bears commemoraive imagery. Oxtoitl n: olmec site in the mexican state of guerrero. Chalcatzingo: olmec site in the valley of morelos. Really tells you about the power of the elites and the myth. Clearly represents some sort of event or ritual. Viewer must be in front and crouch down to see this igure. Not found in primary ceremonial center so as to allow more people to see the igure.
