Olmec Museum, Olmec Heads, Jalapa Veracruz,
Olmec Sculpture
Olmec Sculpture
Jalapa Museum was
established partly to house
the Olmec artifacts
removed for safety from
the Olmec site of San
Lorenzo Tenochtitlan where
land development
threatened the stone
sculptures.
established partly to house
the Olmec artifacts
removed for safety from
the Olmec site of San
Lorenzo Tenochtitlan where
land development
threatened the stone
sculptures.
Reach the Jalapa Museum by frequent ADO service from Mexico City's
Terminal Norte and Terminal Tapo
Oaxaca's ADO runs service regularly usually through Veracruz Santa Cruz or
directly over the high speed toll roads.
Terminal Norte and Terminal Tapo
Oaxaca's ADO runs service regularly usually through Veracruz Santa Cruz or
directly 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 at La Venta in
Tabasco State near the
Gulf coast.
These sites along with
Tres Zapotes have
yielded 17 heads
numbered in the order of
their discovery.
Archaeologist Mathew
Stirling in 1941 revealed
the Olmec settlements of
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan
on the Coatzacoalcos
River drainage system
and at La Venta in
Tabasco State near the
Gulf coast.
These sites along with
Tres Zapotes have
yielded 17 heads
numbered in the order of
their discovery.
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.
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.
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 1600 BC to 400 BC.
There they built a complex of artificial plateaus above the river. During Archaeological projects in the 1940s, ten
large Olmec heads were discovered.
settlements.
One of three villages with Olmec sites, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan was home to the Olmecs from 1600 BC to 400 BC.
There they built a complex of artificial plateaus above the river. During Archaeological projects in the 1940s, ten
large Olmec 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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The Jalapa Museum of Anthropology in the
capital of Veracruz State, Mexico displays
the Olmec Heads brought to the museum
from the Olmec ruin site of San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan in Veracruz State.
capital of Veracruz State, Mexico displays
the Olmec Heads brought to the museum
from the Olmec ruin site of San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan in Veracruz State.
The Olmec Museum at Jalapa displays the Olmec Heads in the Capital of Veracruz at the Museum of
Anthropology. The Jalapa Museum was built to protect the Olmec heads from land development at the ruin
site of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan where ten heads were unearthed..
At another Olmec site, La Venta, four heads were found and removed when oil development threatened the
sculptures. These heads were moved to the La Venta Museum in Villahermosa, Tabasco State. Mexico.
Anthropology. The Jalapa Museum was built to protect the Olmec heads from land development at the ruin
site of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan where ten heads were unearthed..
At another Olmec site, La Venta, four heads were found and removed when oil development threatened the
sculptures. These heads were moved to the La Venta Museum in Villahermosa, Tabasco State. Mexico.
At San Lorenzo, excavators found ten Colossal heads sculpted from 20- ton
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.
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 Museum of Anthropology in Jalapa Veracruz displays the Olmec Sculptures and other Gulf Coast
artifacts that were was brought from San Lorenzo, La Venta, and other Olmec sites to the museum for
safety.
artifacts that were was brought from San Lorenzo, La Venta, and other Olmec sites to the museum for
safety.
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