OLMECESPINA

Ang kauna-unahang Kabihasnan umusbong sa Mesoamerica

Ang katagang OLMEC ay nangangahulugang

RUBBER PEOPLE dahil sila ang kauna-unahang gumamit ng dagta ng mga punong

rubber o goma

Ang kanilang kabihasnan ay yumabong sa rehiyon ng Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico, southern Veracruz,

and western Tabasco

Archaeologists consider the Olmecs to be one of only six “pristine” civilizations: these

were cultures that developed on their own without the benefit of

migration or influence from some other civilization.

The Olmecs were able to make several sorts of tools which made their life easier. They used whatever was at hand, such as clay, stone, bone, wood or deer antlers.

They were skilled at making pottery: vessels and plates used for storing and cooking food. Clay pots and vessels were extremely common among the Olmec

Pottery is made from Clay found at San Lorenzo. Excavated by Jeffrey

Blomster and colleagues.

Isang pamayanang agrikultural

The Olmecs were expert farmers and practiced a type of farming known as

slash-and-burn farming

They planted many of the same crops seen in the region today, such as

squash, beans, manioc, sweet potatoes and

tomatoes. Maize was a staple of the Olmec diet,

Gumamit ng isang sistemang pagsulat na may pagkakatulad sa

hieroglyphics

May pag-unawa sa konsepto ng zero sa pagkukuwenta

May mayamang relihiyon

Mga Diyos ng Olmec

Archaeologist Peter Joralemon has identified eight gods • Olmec Dragon• Bird Monster• Fish Monster• Banded-eye God• Water God• Maize God• Were-jaguar • Feathered Serpent

Some of these gods would remain in Mesoamerican

mythology with other cultures: the Maya and

the Aztecs both had feathered serpent gods

Feathered Serpent

Maize God

Were-jaguar

Religious Center at La Venta

The Olmec venerated natural sites

BOG

CAVE

MOUNTAIN

Offerings included wooden carvings, rubber balls, figurines,

knives, axes and more

priests who acted as

intermediaries between the

common people and the divine

stingray spines

Altar at La Venta

Bas-reliefs of humans holding quite lively were-jaguar babies

Thrones of Olmec rulers

RITWAL

HUMAN SACRIFACE POK A TOK

Ang Olmec ay mga talentadong artists at sculptors

They produced many statues, celts, masks, figurines, stelae, and

thrones

They are best known for their massive colossal

heads, seventeen of which have been found at four different archaeological

sites

The Olmec were gifted artists who produced

stonecarvings, woodcarvings and

cave painting

carved with techniques such

as drilling, string-sawing, and incising

Mahahalagang Lugar ng Olmec1 San Lorenzo2. Tres Zapotes3. Chalcatzingo4. La Venta

JADE

Jade Axe Were-Jaguar Olmec Figure

Mask

FIGURINES

Duck Figure

Human Figure

Bird Vessel

STATUES Twins were an essential heroic part

of Mesoamerican religion. What part the heroic twins played in

Olmec religion is unknown, but in the

Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the Maya, two

heroic sets of twins journey to the

underworld to do battle with the lords

there.

THE WRESTLER

seated youth holding a were-jaguar baby. Symbols of four Olmec gods

are inscribed on his legs and shoulders, making it a very

valuable artifact indeed

STEALE- tall standing stones with inscribed or carved surfaces

CELTS -small pieces with designs roughly shaped

COLOSSAL HEADS

Ang mga Olmec ay magagaling na arkitekto at inhenyero

OLMEC AQUEDUCT

MAN MADE PYRAMID

Ang mga Olmec ay masikap na mangangalakal

Evidences of Trade

• Objects from other regions, such as jadeite from present-day Guatemala and obsidian from the more mountainous regions of Mexico, have been discovered in Olmec sites.

• Olmec objects, such as figurines, statues and celts, have been found in sites of other cultures contemporary to the Olmec

Ang San Lorenzo at La Venta ang

sentrong pangkalakalan ng

Olmec

Ang Olmec ay may malakas na pinuno

The Olmec cities were ruled by a family of ruler-shamans who

wielded enormous power over their

subjects

Ang kaalaman ukol sa pagkawala ng Olmec ay hindi tukoy

Mga Haka-hakang dahilan ng Paglaho ng Olmec

• Natural Ecological Changes

•Volcanic Eruption•Drought

• Human Action

•Warfare•Overfarming

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