Olmec Integration of Rock Art

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How Olmec elite helped legitimize their political power through art

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The Olmec were an early Mesoamerican civilization that existed during the Formative period ( 1800BCE300CE ) Rock art is inherently linked to the landscape in which it was made, demarcating the inherent sacredness of the landscape.

Yet many of the La Venta sculptures preserve the natural irregular surfaces and outlines of the stone from which they are carved.

In adapting rock art aesthetics and ritual practices, the lines between the wild periphery and the domestic center were deliberately blurred.

One way Mesoamerican elites established power and legitimacy was by establishing ancestral ties to the landscape.

By creating sculptures that referenced these locations, the Olmec were constructing tangible spaces for spiritual and social engagement within their cities.

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