Cerro de las Mesas

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Cerro de las Mesas is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, notable for its role in the transition from Olmec to Epi-Olmec and Classic Veracruz cultures and its rich assemblage of monuments and artifacts.

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Cerro de las Mesas canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
pre-Columbian site ⓘ
archaeologicalImportance key site for chronology of Epi-Olmec and Classic Veracruz cultures ⓘ
associatedWith Gulf Coast archaeological tradition ⓘ
Mesoamerican lowland cultures ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Classic Veracruz culture ⓘ
Epi-Olmec culture ⓘ
Olmec-influenced culture ⓘ
hasEvidenceOf continuation of Olmec iconographic elements ⓘ
elite social stratification ⓘ
interaction with other Gulf Coast centers ⓘ
regional political influence ⓘ
transition to Classic Veracruz iconography ⓘ
hasFeature ceramic assemblages ⓘ
elite burials ⓘ
jade artifacts ⓘ
mounds ⓘ
platforms ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ
stelae ⓘ
stone monuments ⓘ
knownFor evidence of cultural continuity and change from Olmec traditions ⓘ
long-distance exchange items such as jade ⓘ
rich assemblage of monuments and artifacts ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Gulf Coast of Mexico ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ
locatedNear Gulf of Mexico coast ⓘ
materialCulture jade ornaments ⓘ
polychrome ceramics ⓘ
shell ornaments ⓘ
stone sculpture ⓘ
nameMeaning Hill of the Tables ⓘ
partOf Mesoamerica ⓘ
region southern Gulf lowlands ⓘ
researchField Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ
significance important for understanding transition from Olmec to Epi-Olmec and Classic Veracruz cultures ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period ⓘ
Epi-Olmec period ⓘ
linked to: Epi-Olmec culture

Formative period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Epi-Olmec culture → hasArchaeologicalSite → Cerro de las Mesas ⓘ
Middle Formative period → hasNotableSite → Cerro de las Mesas ⓘ