Culture, archaeological site and artistic style in first-millennium Veracruz, Mexico
A Sonrientes figurine (curiously, with two right hands), and a head in the Remojadas style, 300 CE to 900 CE.Remojadas and other important Classic Era settlements
Remojadas (Spanish pronunciation:[remoˈxaðas]) is a name applied to a culture, an archaeological site, as well as an artistic style that flourished on Mexico's Veracruz Gulf Coast from perhaps 100 BCE to 800 CE. The Remojadas culture is considered part of the larger Classic Veracruz culture.[1] Further research into the Remojadas culture is "much needed".[2] The archaeological site has remained largely unexplored since the initial investigations by Alfonso Medellin Zenil in 1949 and 1950.
^Among others, Medillin Zenil, p. 168) who says recovered artifacts "reveal a strong technological and ideological relationship" with Central Veracruz.
BCE to 800 CE. The Remojadas culture is considered part of the larger Classic Veracruz culture. Further research into the Remojadas culture is "much needed"...
settlements include Higueras, Zapotal, Cerro de las Mesas, Nopiloa, and Remojadas, the latter two important ceramics centers. The culture spanned the Gulf...
the front incisors. Filed teeth are customary in various cultures. Many remojadas figurines found in parts of Mexico have filed teeth and it is believed...
of a young chieftain in the Remojadas style. 300–600 CE; Height: 31 in (79 cm). Male-female duality figure from Remojadas, 200–500 CE. Note the feminine...
Proveedora Punta Sur (Cozumel) Puuc La Quemada Quiahuiztlan El Quirambal Remojadas El Resbalon El Retiro El Rey Río Bec Río Michol Sabacche Sabakalal Sacchana...
Tres Zapotes Alvarado Patarata Island Nopiloa El Zapotal Dicha Tuerta Remojadas Tlalixcoyan Los Cerros Jaina Matacapan Las Higueras Aparicio Xicalango-Potonchán-Jonuta...
and Tlalixcoyan. One of the earliest sites dates to around 1500 BCE is Remojadas which is considered the center of a pre Totonac culture called by the...
Spratling amassed a large collection of pre-Columbian figurines from Remojadas, Veracruz, which he donated, in large part, to the museum of the National...
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