Xalapa Museum of Anthropology, Olmec Heads Veracruz State, Mexico Jalapa
Xalapa Museum Of Anthropology
The museum in Xalapa the Capital of
Veracruz State Mexico (Alternately called
Jalapa) was established partly to house
the Olmec artifacts removed for safety
from the Olmec site of San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan where farming and
development threatened the stone
sculptures.
Many sculptures threatened by oil
exploration at the Olmec site of La Venta
went to the La Venta Museum in
Villahermosa
The museum in Xalapa the Capital of
Veracruz State Mexico (Alternately called
Jalapa) was established partly to house
the Olmec artifacts removed for safety
from the Olmec site of San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan where farming and
development threatened the stone
sculptures.
Many sculptures threatened by oil
exploration at the Olmec site of La Venta
went to the La Venta Museum in
Villahermosa
Mexico City's Terminal Norte and Terminal Tapa
From Oaxaca, ADO runs service regularly usually through Veracruz City
From Oaxaca, ADO runs service regularly usually through Veracruz City
Xalapa (Jalapa) Museum, Getting There
ADO runs service to Jalapa from the first class Vera Cruz Station One hour
forty minutes.
ADO runs service to Jalapa from the first class Vera Cruz Station One hour
forty minutes.
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.
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.
The first Olmec Head was found
at Tres Zapotes, During a
1939 excavation by archaeologist
Mathew Sterling who also
discovered a stela bearing a long
count date of 32 BC.
at Tres Zapotes, During a
1939 excavation by archaeologist
Mathew Sterling who 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 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.
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.
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 capitol of Veracruz State.
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 capitol of Veracruz State.
Olmec Head One, Found at San Lorenzo
Olmec Head Four found at San Lorenzo
Reaching Veracruz Xalapa Museum of Anthropology Olmec Heads
ADO first Class Bus out of Mexico City Terminal Norte for Veracruz. Directly to Jalapa (Xalapa) or to
Veracruz City 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 Terminal Norte for Veracruz. Directly to Jalapa (Xalapa) or to
Veracruz City 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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Xalapa Museum of Anthropology Veracruz displays Olmec Heads.
These Olmec culture sculptures were removed for safety from the
Olmec site San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan where farming threatened
the stone sculptures.
These Olmec culture sculptures were removed for safety from the
Olmec site San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan where farming threatened
the stone sculptures.
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