[Aztlan] Cascajal Block

[Larry Poulsen]

Doug

The following presentation at the Olmec symposium in Austin last November

The Olmec and the Language of the Sacred:
Ritual Objects and Sacred Bundles in the
Middle Formative World
F. Kent Reilly III, Director, Center for the Arts and Symbolism of Ancient 
America, Texas State University-
San Marcos

discussed the probility that the Cascahal block is an inventory of a sacred 
bundle and if I recall correctly, he said it was probably used as a part of 
a sacred ritual. There was no doubt in anyone present that it was a genuine 
artifact of the Olmec culture.

I am sure if you contact kent that he will give the info to update the WIKI.

Larry P


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Weller" <dweller at ramtops.co.uk>
To: <aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:35 AM
Subject: [Aztlan] Cascajal Block


> Hi,
>
>  Does the Wikipedia article here:
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmec_hieroglyphs
>  correctly represent the latest thinking on this?
>
>  If it doesn't, I'll fix it.
>
>  Thanks
>
>  Doug
>
>
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