Jalapa Museum, Olmec Heads Veracruz State, Mexico
Jalapa Museum was established partly to
house the Olmec artifacts removed for
safety from the San Lorenzo site and from
other sites where agricultural and oil
development was disturbing the land and
monuments.
One head remains at the San Lorenzo site
museum.
house the Olmec artifacts removed for
safety from the San Lorenzo site and from
other sites where agricultural and oil
development was disturbing the land and
monuments.
One head remains at the San Lorenzo site
museum.
Reach the Jalapa Museum by frequent ADO service from Mexico City's
Terminal Norte and Terminal Tapa.
Oaxaca's ADO runs service regularly usually through Veracruz Santa Cruz or
directly to Jalapa over the high speed toll roads.
Terminal Norte and Terminal Tapa.
Oaxaca's ADO runs service regularly usually through Veracruz Santa Cruz or
directly to Jalapa over the high speed toll roads.
The early excavations by
Archaeologist Mathew Stirling in
1941 revealed the Olmec
settlements of San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan on the
Coatzacoalcos River drainage
system and La Venta near the
Gulf coast. These sites along with
Tres Zapotes have yielded 17
heads numbered in the order of
their discovery.
At San Lorenzo, excavators found
ten Colossal heads sculpted from
blocks of basalt that had been
hauled 60 miles from the Tuxtla
mountains to the site which at the
time was an Island in the
Coatzacoalcos River.
Head # 1 of the 17 so far found is
at the Museum of Anthropology in
Xalapa, (Jalapa) the capital of
Veracruz State.
Archaeologist Mathew Stirling in
1941 revealed the Olmec
settlements of San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan on the
Coatzacoalcos River drainage
system and La Venta near the
Gulf coast. These sites along with
Tres Zapotes have yielded 17
heads numbered in the order of
their discovery.
At San Lorenzo, excavators found
ten Colossal heads sculpted from
blocks of basalt that had been
hauled 60 miles from the Tuxtla
mountains to the site which at the
time was an Island in the
Coatzacoalcos River.
Head # 1 of the 17 so far found is
at the Museum of Anthropology in
Xalapa, (Jalapa) the capital of
Veracruz State.
The first Olmec Head was found at the olmec
settlement of Tres Zapotes, During a 1939
excavation.
Archaeologist Mathew Sterling also
discovered a stela bearing a long count date
of 32 BC. This date demonstrated the use of
the zero, a concept attributed to the Olmec
and later used by the Maya.
settlement of Tres Zapotes, During a 1939
excavation.
Archaeologist Mathew Sterling also
discovered a stela bearing a long count date
of 32 BC. This date demonstrated the use of
the zero, a concept attributed to the Olmec
and later used by the Maya.
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan is a village in the basin of the Coatzacoalcos River where the Olmecs built their first
settlements.
One of three villages with Olmec sites, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan was home to the Olmecs from 1200 BC to 900BC.
There they built a complex of artificial plateaus above the river. During Archaeological projects in the 1940s, ten
heads were discovered.
settlements.
One of three villages with Olmec sites, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan was home to the Olmecs from 1200 BC to 900BC.
There they built a complex of artificial plateaus above the river. During Archaeological projects in the 1940s, ten
heads were discovered.
Reaching Veracruz Jalapa Museum Olmec Heads Museum of Anthropology of Jalapa
ADO first Class Bus out of Mexico City Tapo or Terminal Norte for Veracruz. Directly to Jalapa
(Xalapa) or to Veracruz City (Santa Cruz) and then to Jalapa
ADO from Oaxaca City to Veracruz. Taxi or public bus to Jalapa Museum of Anthropology Avenida Xalapa
Hours: Open Tuesday -Sunday 9-5 Closed Monday and holidays
ADO first Class Bus out of Mexico City Tapo or Terminal Norte for Veracruz. Directly to Jalapa
(Xalapa) or to Veracruz City (Santa Cruz) and then to Jalapa
ADO from Oaxaca City to Veracruz. Taxi or public bus to Jalapa Museum of Anthropology Avenida Xalapa
Hours: Open Tuesday -Sunday 9-5 Closed Monday and holidays
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Jalapa Museum displays the Olmec Heads in Veracruz, Mexico on the
Gulf Coast.
The Jalapa Museum of Anthropology was established to house the Olmec
artifacts removed for safety from the San Lorenzo Ruin Site where
agricultural development threatened the sculptures.
Gulf Coast.
The Jalapa Museum of Anthropology was established to house the Olmec
artifacts removed for safety from the San Lorenzo Ruin Site where
agricultural development threatened the sculptures.
Jalapa Museum displays the Olmec Heads in the Capital of Veracruz at the
Museum of Anthropology. Jalapa Museum was built to protect the Olmec heads
removed from the San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan Ruin Site where ten heads had been
found..
Museum of Anthropology. Jalapa Museum was built to protect the Olmec heads
removed from the San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan Ruin Site where ten heads had been
found..
Four large sculpted Heads were found at the Olmec ruin site of La Venta in Tabasco State. These heads
were moved to the La Venta Museum in Villahermosa to protect them from oil development at the ruin site.
were moved to the La Venta Museum in Villahermosa to protect them from oil development at the ruin site.
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