| Object Name: | Maquette of La Venta |
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| Creation Date: | c. 1000 BC | |
| Culture: | Olmec | |
| Site: | La Venta | |
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| Repository: | La Venta Park-Museum; Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mex. | |
| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| Reconstruction of a major mound cluster at La Venta. The ceremonial center extends north from the 'fluted cupcake.' Ancient Olmecs placed structures in bilateral symmetry on either side of the north-south axis. The lay-out of cities in a North-South axis urbanization was born here. | ||
