Different Takes on Mesoamerican Archaeology
I recently watched a video titled Lost Kingdoms of Central America by BBC and read an article titled "La Venta" by Rebecca Gonzalez Lauck. The article "La Venta" was about Olmec architectural and archaeological sites in La Venta or what is known today as Tabasco, Mexico. Gonzalez Lauck describes La Venta's archaeological site in southeastern Mexico as "a key feature in the history of ancient Mesoamerica"(Gonzalez Lauck 798). On the other hand, the video Lost Kingdoms of Central America also goes over archeological sites as well as sculptings and structures left behind by the Olmecs. Archaeologist Jacob Cooper from BBC said that around 1200 BC they were "one of the first civilizations of the Americas"( Lost 0:39 - 0:49). However, they share some similarities and differences which I will discuss in this blog post. Olmec head believed to resemble appearance of ruler's First and foremost, one thing that was similar between th