The ruin site of San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan is ten miles by
collective taxi or auto from
Acayucan, south of Veracruz.
There is small museum with stone
artifacts and one large head.
Otherwise the Olmec settlement is
not visible except for a mound
near the museum with a modern
water tower built at the top.
Location: 19*26.60' N, 99*5.60' W
Near Coatzalcolcos and
Acayucan
The Culture we now call Olmec
built a settlement that spreads
over three small villages along the
river estuary and totals 1200 acres
The Olmec occupied the area
from 1500 to 400 BC with a
Peak occupation between
1200BC to 900BC
The museum is worth the visit for
devotees of the Olmec.
Tenochtitlan is ten miles by
collective taxi or auto from
Acayucan, south of Veracruz.
There is small museum with stone
artifacts and one large head.
Otherwise the Olmec settlement is
not visible except for a mound
near the museum with a modern
water tower built at the top.
Location: 19*26.60' N, 99*5.60' W
Near Coatzalcolcos and
Acayucan
The Culture we now call Olmec
built a settlement that spreads
over three small villages along the
river estuary and totals 1200 acres
The Olmec occupied the area
from 1500 to 400 BC with a
Peak occupation between
1200BC to 900BC
The museum is worth the visit for
devotees of the Olmec.
Olmec San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, Veracruz, Mexico
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan was first excavated by Archaeologist Mathew
Stirling in 1941 and later by Archaeologists Michael Coe and Richard Diehl
in 1967. The site as mapped by the Coe expedition shows artificial
enlargement of plateaus to 150 feet in height on which the Olmecs built
their settlement on what was once an island within the Coatzacoalcos River
drainage system.
At the small museum remnants of an extensive system of basalt tiles have
been proposed as aqueducts for carrying potable water, or as a drainage
system.
At San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan excavators found ten of the existing 17
Colossal heads that have become a trademark of the Olmec culture.
Many of the heads were sculpted from 20- ton blocks of basalt that had
been hauled 60 miles from the Tuxtla mountains to the site on rafts to the
settlement which at the time was an Island in the Coatzacoalcos River.
Head number one of the 17 so far found and numbered in the order of
discovery is at the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa, (Jalapa) the capitol
of Veracruz State.
The small museum at San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan has a collection of stone
artifacts that includes a group of unusual black stones with holes that some
propose as fishing net weights but the significance has puzzled researcher
and visitor alike. One theory proposed is that they are iron ore devices
used to generate sound.
Stirling in 1941 and later by Archaeologists Michael Coe and Richard Diehl
in 1967. The site as mapped by the Coe expedition shows artificial
enlargement of plateaus to 150 feet in height on which the Olmecs built
their settlement on what was once an island within the Coatzacoalcos River
drainage system.
At the small museum remnants of an extensive system of basalt tiles have
been proposed as aqueducts for carrying potable water, or as a drainage
system.
At San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan excavators found ten of the existing 17
Colossal heads that have become a trademark of the Olmec culture.
Many of the heads were sculpted from 20- ton blocks of basalt that had
been hauled 60 miles from the Tuxtla mountains to the site on rafts to the
settlement which at the time was an Island in the Coatzacoalcos River.
Head number one of the 17 so far found and numbered in the order of
discovery is at the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa, (Jalapa) the capitol
of Veracruz State.
The small museum at San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan has a collection of stone
artifacts that includes a group of unusual black stones with holes that some
propose as fishing net weights but the significance has puzzled researcher
and visitor alike. One theory proposed is that they are iron ore devices
used to generate sound.
Sculptures found at the San
Lorenzo and La Venta sites
have been moved to the La
Venta Museum in Villa
Hermosa and the Museum
of Anthropology in Xalapa.
Lorenzo and La Venta sites
have been moved to the La
Venta Museum in Villa
Hermosa and the Museum
of Anthropology in Xalapa.
Olmec Homeland,
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan
is a ruin site with an Olmec
Museum
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan
is a ruin site with an Olmec
Museum
Olmec Head, San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan,Olmec Museum
Tenochtitlan,Olmec Museum
Olmec Settlement, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, Early Olmec Homeland
Archaeologists Michael Coe and Richard Diehl
excavated at San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan from 1966 to
1968.
Later excavations have built upon their work and
propose the site first occupied in 1,200 BC and
spread over what is today three small farming
villages, as the oldest organized settlement of an
advanced culture in Mesoamerica.
excavated at San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan from 1966 to
1968.
Later excavations have built upon their work and
propose the site first occupied in 1,200 BC and
spread over what is today three small farming
villages, as the oldest organized settlement of an
advanced culture in Mesoamerica.
Archaeological features at
the site of the ancient
Olmec settlement are not
evident now. The
museum, however, is
worth the visit for
devotees of the Olmec.
Researchers and local
farmers still occasionally
find unusual stone objects
at the site.
the site of the ancient
Olmec settlement are not
evident now. The
museum, however, is
worth the visit for
devotees of the Olmec.
Researchers and local
farmers still occasionally
find unusual stone objects
at the site.
The early settlers constructed artificial earthen plateaus and mounds
according to the work of archaeologists Michael Coe and Richard Diehl.
The estimated Population was 15,000
The Museum has a single stone Olmec sculptured head and many other
sculptures in the building and on the grounds.
Hours: Museum 8:AM to 3: PM
according to the work of archaeologists Michael Coe and Richard Diehl.
The estimated Population was 15,000
The Museum has a single stone Olmec sculptured head and many other
sculptures in the building and on the grounds.
Hours: Museum 8:AM to 3: PM
Olmec sculptures were moved from
the La Venta site to the La Venta
Museum
the La Venta site to the La Venta
Museum
Sculptured Olmec Heads found at the San Lorenzo have been moved to
the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa. (Jalapa, Veracruz State)
the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa. (Jalapa, Veracruz State)
Ancient Olmec sculpture
displayed the The San
Lorenzo Tenochtitlan Museum.
displayed the The San
Lorenzo Tenochtitlan Museum.
Sculptured Olmec Heads at the Museum of
Anthropology in Xalapa.
Anthropology in Xalapa.
Reaching San Lorenzo and the Olmec Homeland:
Bus out of Mexico City Tapo or Norte Terminal for Veracruz. From Veracruz head to Coatzacoalcos or
Minatitlan south east of Catemaco. Then head by local bus to Acayucan where you get a collective taxi for
the ten miles to the small farming village of San Lorenzo. (San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan. On some maps just
Tenochtitlan)
From Oaxaca , ADO first Class bus to Acayucan, Coatzacoalcos or Minatitlan. Bus to Acayucan, taxi to San
Lorenzo..
Have lots of small change for water and taxis, cash is scarce in remote areas.
Bus out of Mexico City Tapo or Norte Terminal for Veracruz. From Veracruz head to Coatzacoalcos or
Minatitlan south east of Catemaco. Then head by local bus to Acayucan where you get a collective taxi for
the ten miles to the small farming village of San Lorenzo. (San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan. On some maps just
Tenochtitlan)
From Oaxaca , ADO first Class bus to Acayucan, Coatzacoalcos or Minatitlan. Bus to Acayucan, taxi to San
Lorenzo..
Have lots of small change for water and taxis, cash is scarce in remote areas.
Olmec Art located in Jalapa Museum
Veracruz
Veracruz
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