[Aztlan] Olmecs and Turtles

[Bunny]

Whether pertinent or not, it is possible the Seri Indians of the central 
Sonoran coast believed that the earth was raised from the primordial 
underworld on the back of a giant sea turtle (Pacific leatherback), and that 
this turtle was regarded as creator of the Seri world.  See William N. 
Smith, "The Seri Indians and the Sea Turtles," Journal of Arizona History, 
Vol. 15, no. 2 (Summer, 1974), pp. 139-158.
    Bunny Fontana

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From: "David and Fiona Gray" <davefiona at yahoo.com>
To: <aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 2:23 AM
Subject: [Aztlan] Olmecs and Turtles


> I'm sure that I once read an account of where people coming out of the 
> backs of turtles was an important event  possibly among the Olmecs. Does 
> anyone know were i could get more information on this story.
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