Classic Veracruz culture
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Classic Veracruz culture refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 CE, or during the Classi
View of the ceremonial centre of El Tajín in Veracruz, Mexico
A stela from the Classic Veracruz site of Aparicio, showing a sacrificed ballplayer, 400–700 CE. Height: 125 cm (4 ft).
One of a series of murals from the South Ballcourt at El Tajin, showing the sacrifice of a ballplayer
Stone commemorative yoke for the ballgame, carved with faces and cocoa bean, 750–1000 CE
Epi-Olmec culture
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The Epi-Olmec culture was a cultural area in the central region of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz. Concentrated in the Papaloapan River basin, a culture that existed during the Late Formati
Classic Veracruz culture
…human sacrifice, warfare, and use of exotic goods. Much or most of the population, however, lived in isolated homesteads, hamlets, or villages. Like the Epi-Olmec and Olmec cultures before it, Classic Veracruz culture was based on swidden, or slash-and-burn, agriculture, with maize an important component of the…
Left side image of La Mojarra Stela 1 showing a person identified as "Harvester Mountain Lord", 156 CE