Izapa Olmec Mayan Ruin Site, Group A and B, Chiapas, Mexico Chiapas State, Mexico
Izapa Ruin Site is about 6 miles from the first class bus station where ADO and Tica Buses operate.
Reach the ruin by collective vans to Talisman, just in front of the terminal.
Izapa Ruin Site Group A and B has mounds and a ball court as yet excavated or stabilized. Of interest are
the many standing stones , some with carvings , others having cylindrical shapes and being capped by a
round stone the same diameter as the cylinder.
Reach the ruin by collective vans to Talisman, just in front of the terminal.
Izapa Ruin Site Group A and B has mounds and a ball court as yet excavated or stabilized. Of interest are
the many standing stones , some with carvings , others having cylindrical shapes and being capped by a
round stone the same diameter as the cylinder.
Izapa Chiapas Tapachula; an ancient city with Olmec influence that was actively building from
850BC to 300 BC
850BC to 300 BC
Izapa Ruin site, is an abandoned stone city or ceremonial complex built by the local settlers starting approximately
1500 BC and influenced by the Olmec culture through trade and migration. The city reached a high point between
900 BC to 300 BC. Izapa was the center of a large culture settled along the coastal plain and river delta near what is
the current border with Guatemala and the present day city of Tapachula in Chiapas State, Mexico.
1500 BC and influenced by the Olmec culture through trade and migration. The city reached a high point between
900 BC to 300 BC. Izapa was the center of a large culture settled along the coastal plain and river delta near what is
the current border with Guatemala and the present day city of Tapachula in Chiapas State, Mexico.
Izapa's cylindrical columns share the plaza in front of the large
pyramid with other carved stela that have a flat round stone in front
of them, some with carved legs that resemble large metate.
pyramid with other carved stela that have a flat round stone in front
of them, some with carved legs that resemble large metate.
Four of these
cylinder
shaped
stones, three
with caps, are
set at the base
of a large
unrestored
pyramidal
platform at
group B and
are aligned to
the cardinal
points, one at
each point,
with a longer
north south
axis.
cylinder
shaped
stones, three
with caps, are
set at the base
of a large
unrestored
pyramidal
platform at
group B and
are aligned to
the cardinal
points, one at
each point,
with a longer
north south
axis.
The New World Archaeology
Foundation has conducted
extensive studies at Izapa,
primarily because a carved
stone discovered and
designated Stela 5 by Mathew
Sterling in a 1940s dig
reportedly shows a depiction of
the tree of life and is offered by
the NWAF, a Mormon group, as
a validation of the Book of
Mormon.
Other investigators cite the
depiction of a boat and the
eastern (Asian) trappings as
proof of a connection by sea to
Near Eastern or Asian
seafarers. (Egyptians)
Stele 5 is located in Group A but
is very hard to read at this time
because it has been subjected to
weathering over many years.
Foundation has conducted
extensive studies at Izapa,
primarily because a carved
stone discovered and
designated Stela 5 by Mathew
Sterling in a 1940s dig
reportedly shows a depiction of
the tree of life and is offered by
the NWAF, a Mormon group, as
a validation of the Book of
Mormon.
Other investigators cite the
depiction of a boat and the
eastern (Asian) trappings as
proof of a connection by sea to
Near Eastern or Asian
seafarers. (Egyptians)
Stele 5 is located in Group A but
is very hard to read at this time
because it has been subjected to
weathering over many years.
Stele Five
Stele Five digitally sharpened
Stela Five, Izapa Group A
Izapa has been little studied except by a Mathew Sterling project and by the New World Archaeology
Foundation, which conducted extensive studies at Izapa
The site was once an important Olmec political and religious center founded as early as 1500 BC. The
complex contributed to the Olmec art and architecture that was to later spread throughout Mesoamerica
The three sites open today for visits are small remnants of a huge sprawling city that developed its own
unique style of art after the Olmec influence ended at about 200 AD. Ancient art is found on many standing
stones. A site at Tonala (Iglesia Viejo) to the north has similar Olmec art as does many small sites in the
Tapachula area.
Foundation, which conducted extensive studies at Izapa
The site was once an important Olmec political and religious center founded as early as 1500 BC. The
complex contributed to the Olmec art and architecture that was to later spread throughout Mesoamerica
The three sites open today for visits are small remnants of a huge sprawling city that developed its own
unique style of art after the Olmec influence ended at about 200 AD. Ancient art is found on many standing
stones. A site at Tonala (Iglesia Viejo) to the north has similar Olmec art as does many small sites in the
Tapachula area.
Izapa Ruin Site History, Chiapas, Mexico
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Izapa Olmec/Mayan Ruin Site, Group A and B, in Chiapas, Mexico
displays mounds and a ball court as yet excavated or stabilized.
Of interest are the many standing stones with carvings and others
cylindrical capped by a round stone.
displays mounds and a ball court as yet excavated or stabilized.
Of interest are the many standing stones with carvings and others
cylindrical capped by a round stone.
Izapa Olmec Mayan Soconusco Culture
Ruin Site, Chiapas
Ruin Site, Chiapas
Izapa Ruin Site, Group A and B, in
Chiapas, Mexico displays standing
stones with carvings and others
cylindrical capped by a round stone.
Chiapas, Mexico displays standing
stones with carvings and others
cylindrical capped by a round stone.
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