Raw Materials in Olmec Art: From Natural Resources to Symbols
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| Materialtyp: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Utgivningstid: | 2022 |
| Beskrivning: | The Olmecs were a pristine culture that grew in Southern Mexico starting nearby 1600 B.C. The unmistakable style of their creations, that have been found in many territories of Mesoamerica, identify them. In this article, we study materials, especially stone, used by the Olmecs to sculpt their artistic works. This study starts with the type of rocks, which the Olmec used to sculpt artistic works, where we see the evolution of a unique aesthetic style that started with a strategic selection of rocks. The data and hypotheses of specialists complement the studies provided here to specify the natural resources, the effort to obtain them and the routes and techniques for transporting raw materials and finished products. With our paper, we seek to reinforce and revitalize the hypothesis that the Olmecs, along with the search for beauty, had a clear interest in spreading an ideological discourse. |
| Land: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Organisation: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Språk: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/52002 |
| Länkar: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/escena/article/view/52002 |
| Nyckelord: | olmec Prehispanic jade basalt culturally sensitive objects olmeca prehispánico basalto objeto cultural y sensitivo |