Mexico discovered two artifacts dating back 3,000 years
Reporters in Mexico City reported on November 29 by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a group of school archaeologists has discovered two artifacts dating back 3,000 years at the archaeological site of San. Lorenzo Tenochtitlán in Eastern Veracruz state.
According to professor, Dr. Ann Marie Cyphers Tomic, Head of UNAM Archeology Group, two ceramic plates found to be of the Olmeca civilization that existed between 1400 and 200 BC.
Two ceramic plates made from basalt stones with a diameter of up to 61cm.
Archaeological site of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán in the eastern state of Veracruz.(Photos: Wikipedia)
On the surface of the first disk, the eagle's legs were carved, while the second plate had the shape of the leopard legs, most likely the emblem of the Emperor who carried out the construction of the central Palace of the Olmeca civilization, now part of the archaeological site of San Lorenzo Tecnochtitlán.
Historically, Mexican archaeological science still considers the Olmeca civilization the source of other civilizations in North Central America.
Olmeca's most flourishing period was from 1,150 to 400 BC spanning the vast territory that today includes Central American countries and some southern Mexican states.
Besides the famous and unique buildings such as the Stone Tower, the Olmeca people are also highly appreciated for the level of stone carvings and stone statues.
A famous artifact of this civilization is the statue of God Tlaloc (Water God) currently on display at the entrance to the Mexican National Anthropological Museum in Mexico City.
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