Hluch - Kevin A. on tue 29 oct 96
I saw the Olmec show on its last day and was struck not only by the
obvious figurative attributes that relate to the Chinese people but also
that jade was in great abundance and sculpted into shapes that are similar
to ones found in early Chinese civilization.
When one looks at Chinese Shang bronzes the animal motifs have a tendency
to "morph" in a similar fashion as the jaguar headed humans of the Olmec.
The incised linear patters found on the Omec portrait masks also bear
resemblence to the iconography of Chinese bronzes as well.
Huummmmmmm......
Kevin A. Hluch
Frederick, MD USA
On Mon, 28 Oct 1996, Sandra Dwiggins wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> sense to me. I have just seen the Olmec art exhibit at the National Gallery
> and what struck me was the similarities between the Olmec, supposedly
> the oldest culture in meso-american, and chinese ceramic figures. The
rballou@mnsinc.com on wed 30 oct 96
We are not the only ones to see the connection between Chinese and Olmec
cultures. Collectors at the beginning of this century attributed early
discoveries of Olmec artifacts to the Chinese.
Ruth Ballou
rballou@mmnsinc.com
Ed Pierce on thu 31 oct 96
Hi Folks,
Those interested in the Olmec culture and its possible origin(s) might find
the newsgroup * sci.archaeology.mesoamerican *of interest. There are
frequent threads dealing with the Olmecs. The charter below is taken from
the group's FAQ
CHARTER
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Topics for discussion would include :
Announcements of new excavations/discoveries/interpretations.
Cultures covered include, but are not limited to:
Maya,
Aztec,
Toltec,
Zapotec,
Mixtec,
Olmec,
Teotihuacan,
Gulf Coast.
In addition, North American and South American Precolumbian Cultures
are also included here, until perhaps at some future point the volume
of messages would warrent a split into a different newgroup. I.e.:
Inca,
Moche,
Chavin,
Paracas,
Chimu,
etc.
Software
Databases
Hardware/Equipment - specs, opinions, etc.
Applications
Techniques
Announcements/reviews of papers/conferences.
General Discussion/opinions/questions.
Positions vacant
Anything else that is relevant.
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Ed Pierce
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>I saw the Olmec show on its last day and was struck not only by the
>obvious figurative attributes that relate to the Chinese people but also
>that jade was in great abundance and sculpted into shapes that are similar
>to ones found in early Chinese civilization.
>
>When one looks at Chinese Shang bronzes the animal motifs have a tendency
>to "morph" in a similar fashion as the jaguar headed humans of the Olmec.
>
>The incised linear patters found on the Omec portrait masks also bear
>resemblence to the iconography of Chinese bronzes as well.
>
>Huummmmmmm......
>
>
>
>Kevin A. Hluch
>Frederick, MD USA
>
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