La Venta
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La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican archaeological site
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Olmec site → archaeological site → |
| associatedWith |
Olmec civilization
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| country |
Mexico
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| culture |
Olmec civilization
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| currentCondition |
partially preserved
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| discoveredIn |
1920s
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| endDate |
c. 400 BCE
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| excavatedBy |
Matthew Stirling
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Philip Drucker → Robert Heizer → Waldo Wedel → |
| firstMajorInvestigations |
1940s
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| floruit |
c. 900–400 BCE
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| followedBy |
Tres Zapotes
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| function |
ceremonial center
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political center → religious center → |
| hasPart |
Altars
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Colossal Heads → Complex A → Complex B → Complex C → Complex D → Great Plaza → Great Pyramid → Stelae → |
| knownFor |
altars and thrones
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basalt monuments → ceremonial architecture → colossal stone heads → complex urban-ceremonial layout → early Mesoamerican monumental art → earthen pyramids → |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
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Tabasco → municipality of Huimanguillo → |
| materialUsed |
basalt
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clay → earth fill → |
| notableFeature |
burials with rich offerings
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earliest known large pyramid in Mesoamerica built of earth → mosaic pavements made of serpentine blocks → |
| numberOfColossalHeads |
at least 4
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| orientation |
north–south axis
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| partiallyDestroyedBy |
petroleum industry activities
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| precededBy |
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
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| region |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
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| startDate |
c. 1200 BCE
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| timePeriod |
Middle Formative period
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mesoamerica
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Olmec civilization → |
majorSite |
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San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
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followedBy |