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The Miltassia (Bratonia) Shelob Tolkien is a cross between Bratonia Olmec and Brassia Edvah Loo. The special feature of this orchid is its Brassia shaped flowers that have bright color, unlike most other Brassias which present a yellow color. Flowers are mildly fragrant, smelling spicy
Excerpt from www.thetreemuseum.ca/pages/history.php:
The Tree Museum was established in 1997 and is a site set on the pre Cambrian shield amidst the cottage county-side of Muskoka. It is located on Ryde Lake near the town of Gravenhurst, Ontario. The site is undeveloped and includes both waterfront and forest. For the participating artists, this opportunity represents a rare occasion to realize major outdoor artworks in an uncultivated environment.
1998-2019, artists, both National and International, have created unique projects relating to the site of the Tree Museum. These works engage the complex reality of the relationship between man and nature; adoration, reliance, and exploitation. Collectively, the projects explore concepts of identity, memory and territory in respect to nature and natural processes, while underscoring the imbalance that characterizes our current relationship to the environment.
We are also cognisant of our responsibility as conservators of the land where the work is created. Eighty percent of the pathways are temporary and as the work disappears, or is removed, so too is all evidence of its presence. Some of the works are permanent and others are of a transitory nature, with the elements and nature determining their life span. We tread very lightly on the land.
Postales desde Suburbia
Cabeza Olmeca
Inicie Postales desde Suburbia en el periodo de confinamiento del virus de la COVID 19, a la hora de pasear a Bowie, mi socio de cuatro patas, suelo decir que son fotos con una sola mano (muy mala costumbre, lo se) porque la otra es para la correa. De repente tu mundo se reduce a unas cuantas manzanas y empiezas a verlo de otra manera y lo fotografias de otra manera.
Desde entonces suelo bajarme la camara cuando le saco y, por supuesto, tengo miles de fotos suyas
I started Postcards from Suburbia during the COVID-19 lockdown, in the moment of walking Bowie, my four-legged companion, I often say they're one-handed photos (very bad habit, i know ) because the other is for the leash. Suddenly, your world shrinks to just a few blocks, and you start to see it differently and photograph it differently.
Since then, I usually lower my camera when I take him out, and of course, I have thousands of photos of him.
While American Catholic Bishops debate who exactly is worthy of Communion and if Grinder is better than Mennation lets remember other Gods,
Olmec, Mexico
Mask, c. 1200-400 B.C
Jade
The original sculpture, today located at the Museo de Antropología de Xalapa in Xalapa, Veracruz, weighs about 14 tons, stands about 2.85 m tall, and has a circumference of about 5.80 m at the nose. This plaster replica was made in Mexico in 1958, transported to the AMNH in several pieces, and assembled in the hall.
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Several statues by sculptor Jun Kaneko are on the lawn at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This one would be difficult to ignore. It's supposed to be 8 1/2 feet tall, weighing 3 tons. Kaneko, a master ceramicist, was born in Japan in 1942, coming to the U.S. in 1963. This work reminds me of sculpted heads of the Olmec culture of Yucatan. There was no discernible name; I called it "Narcissistic" because of the reflection in the pool.
Visit the artist's website at junkaneko.com/
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A nice cup of hot cocoa
The history of chocolate goes back thousands of years to the Olmec, Mayan and Aztec cultures of present-day Mexico and Central America.
These early chocolate makers cultivated the cacao tree, ultimately rendering the seeds of its fruit (the bean) into a drink. This drink however, bore little resemblance to the beverage we know. For starters, it wasn’t served hot, and most likely unsweetened, rather made with water and flavored with spices and flowers, then made frothy by repeatedly pouring from one vessel into another.
The beans themselves were of great value and were only enjoyed by a few, and not necessarily a part of the average person’s diet, rather used primarily for medicinal and ceremonial uses. Most culinary applications — even savory mole — appeared much later. After the Spanish conquered the birthplace of chocolate in the 1500s, it would undergo further changes as it made its way to European drinkers.
recently travelled to Mexico City having learned that several of the colossal heads of the ancient Olmec civilization can be found at the magnificent Museo National de Antropologia in Chapultepec Park. Originally located in the Olmec's sacred ceremonial city of La Venta, off the Gulf Coast, each is carved from a single mega-ton boulder believed brought by raft from as far as 100 miles away. Of the 17 heads found in total, each has distinctive broad-nosed features and is helmeted, with chinstraps, indicating warrior status.
Have no idea if this one (above) is authentic or a repro as the two I found outdoors in the museum grounds had no signage but I was entranced by its setting among the tall bamboo reeds. Two more are placed as part of a more traditional indoor Gulf Coast exhibit.
Being a 'bucket list' item for me, am happy to have ticked it off *-*
Kaiju Dan is holding a contest where you place a character or group of characters in a new time period. Being me, I chose the Justice League, but randomized when - I ended up with a time period around 1300 BCE. I did some research, matching characters to reasonable locations in the time period, and put together some figs. So this is the Ancient League!
Left to right:
Wonder Woman: an Amazonian fighter
Martian Manhunter: an alien blended into the Olmec civilization in Mexico
Vixen: an Ghanaian warrior
Black Adam: a warlord from Kahndaq
Green Arrow: a hunter from Scotland
Batman: a ghost in Tengu garb
Aquaman: an Atlantean king
These colossal basalt heads are one of the few but most recognisable surviving works of the Olmec culture, the cradle of civilisation in Mesoamerica.
These heads are believed to represent Olmec governors and all wear a curious helmets and easily recognisable facial features.
I made this some time ago for RebelLug's VignWeek 2021, for the Ancient Civilisations theme.
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face." John Donne
This giant Olmec head is a replica of one found in San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, Veracruz, Mexico in 1964. The statue is a gift from Mexico to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the City University of New York (CUNY) Institute of Mexican Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx.
one of the Olmec colossal heads - this one from the site of San Lorenzo in Veracruz. Now in the anthropology museum in Mexico City
The sensitivity with which these figures at Park La Venta were carved reflects the skill and care that Olmec artisnas invested in them.
Nearly two thousand Teotihuacan, Olmec, Toltec, Nahua, Zapotec and northwestern Mexican figures accompany us on a journey from the underworld to the sun. A large and illuminated space on the first level of the Museum exhibits sixteen sketches for different murals by Diego Rivera. The terrace of the Anahuacalli offers a privileged view of the sea of lava of the Pedregal and its rugged nature, both sources of inspiration for the painter.
"I RETURN TO THE PEOPLE WHAT OF THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF ITS ANCESTROS COULD RESCUE
Cabeza colosal Olmeca encontrada en San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan. Data de 1200-900 A.C. mide 2.9 m. altura y 2.1 m. ancho. 25 toneladas de peso.
Museo de antropología Jalapa Veracruz México.
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The Olmec were an ancient Pre-Columbian civilization living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in what are roughly the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco.
The Olmec flourished during Mesoamerica's Formative period, dating roughly from 1400 BC to about 400 BC . They were the first Mesoamerican civilization and laid many of the foundations for the civilizations that followed. Among other "firsts", there is evidence that the Olmec practiced ritual bloodletting and played the Mesoamerican ballgame, hallmarks of nearly all subsequent Mesoamerican societies.
The most familiar aspect of the Olmecs is their artwork, particularly the aptly-named colossal heads. In fact, the Olmec civilization was first defined through artifacts purchased on the pre-Columbian art market in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Olmec artworks are considered among ancient America's most striking and beautiful, and among the world's masterpieces.
more about the Olmecs here
for Dia de los Muertos!
The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico are a wonderful tradition of blended cultures, folklore and religion, they can be traced back to the indigenous Olmec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Aztec, Maya, P'urhépecha, and Totonac. These rituals celebrating the deaths of ancestors have been observed by these civilizations perhaps for as long as 2500–3000 years.
Plans for this day are made throughout the year, including gathering the goods to be offered to the dead on altars built in family homes. During the two-day period, families usually also clean and decorate graves. Most visit the cemeteries where their loved ones are buried, bringing offerings of food and flowers to their graves.
Those with a distinctive talent for writing sometimes create short poems, called "calaveras" ("skulls"); rhymes mocking their living friends, contemporary politicians or other well known personalities, describing their interesting habits and attitudes or funny anecdotes.
All in all, I think this colorful and whimsical tradition of celebrating our dead does help our attitude towards Death, while at the same time it celebrates Life… a wonderful custom to adopt.
Monument 4 ; 1000 - 600 BC ; 2.3m height
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmec_colossal_heads
Taken in heavy rain which gave a nice saturated look
The site of 401 Brickell Avenue, named after William Brickell, co-founder of Miami in the 1870s, held an apartment complex until 1998. Property developer Michael Baumann purchased the site for $8.5 million to build a luxury condominium, and in July 1998 tore down the standing apartment complex.
According to City of Miami historic preservation code requirements, he was obliged to commission a routine archaeological field survey of the site prior to commencement of building, but this didn't occur until Bob Carr, then Director of the Miami-Dade County Historic Preservation Division, pressed the issue with the City and Baumann. John Ricisak of the Miami-Dade Historic Preservation Division, along with a host of volunteers and employees of the Archaeological & Historical Conservancy, conducted the salvage excavation of the site with oversight by Bob Carr. The Seminole consider themselves the descendants of the Tequesta who built the circle.
In the course of the exploration, the team discovered a number of holes cut into the Oolitic limestone bedrock. On examining the layout of the holes, the surveyor Ted Riggs postulated that they were part of a circle 38 feet (12 m) in diameter. Having calculated the center, he projected the likely location of the remaining holes. Excavation revealed that there were 24 holes forming a perfect circle in the limestone. Examination of the earth revealed numerous archeological artifacts, ranging from shell-tools and stone axe-heads to human teeth and charcoal from fires.
Artifacts recovered from the Miami Circle site are stored and on display at HistoryMiami. It is the official repository for all archaeological materials recovered in Miami-Dade County.
Age
In order to date the site, pieces of burnt wood were sent in March 1999 for radiocarbon dating by John Ricisak, a specialist in the County Historic Preservation department. The results were a surprise, indicating that the wood was between 1,800–2,000 years old. Some scholars doubt that the circle is as old as the wood. Further evidence to support the theory that the holes were of that age comes from Tom Scott and Harvey Means of the Florida Geological Survey, who point to the buildup of a calcite "duricrust" on the edge of the cut face. Though this is an extremely imprecise way to date the holes, it rules out that they were of modern origin.
Origin
Initial theories on the origin of the site were that it was created by the Olmec or Mayan civilizations. No evidence was found of any artifacts of Central American origin, however. Further examination of the artifacts found at the site, particularly the shell tools, shark teeth, and other items of aquatic origin, showed that they matched perfectly with artifacts known to be from a local tribe, the historic Tequesta.
The Tequesta were a tribe who were believed to be primarily nomadic, hunting fish and alligators in the Florida Everglades. They were considered aggressive as they killed many early European explorers who attempted landfall in Florida. The Tequesta, like many other Native Americans, succumbed to the new infectious diseases brought by European colonists, as well as were disrupted by warfare.
Purpose
Randolph Widmer of the University of Houston suggested holes were postholes for some kind of structure, probably a cone-shaped building with a hole in the top. These sorts of structures were known to have existed in the Eastern United States, yet none was thought to have had such a permanent base as the Miami Circle. Critics of this theory pointed out that there was no evidence of fire on the bedrock as is usually found in the remains of this type of buildings. Widmer's response was that, given the weather common across Florida and resulting flooding, the early people may have raised the structure on stilts. This theory also suggested that the seemingly random array of holes could have been for support posts. They appear in clusters perhaps due to the necessity to replace them as the wood rotted.
Researchers next tried to determine the purpose of the structure. Two obvious candidates are living quarters, or a ceremonial building of some sort. The lack of evidence for the former began to suggest the latter, and further evidence can be put forward to support the theory. Firstly, the effort necessary to create such a structure would involve considerable teamwork, particularly given the lack of tools. This sort of teamwork is often seen in the construction of religious buildings.
Secondly, there were certain anomalies in the artifacts discovered. Many 'common' Tequesta relics were found at the site—tools and perhaps decorative items made from shells and other aquatic materials like sharks' teeth—but there were a few pieces discovered that did not fit. The main items were two basalt axe heads. These axes would have been a particularly sought after item on the southern Florida coast due to the lack of any equivalent hard stone in the area, yet these axe heads are completely untouched. Further analysis of the stone by Dr. Jacqueline Dixon, University of Miami, found that the basalt was likely from the region of Macon, Georgia, some 600 miles (970 km) away. Additional items that may have been placed in, or buried under the structure were a complete 5-foot (1.5 m) long shark skeleton, aligned east to west, a dolphin skull, and a complete carapace of a sea-turtle. Four human teeth were also found, though no other evidence pointed to its being a burial site.
Miami Circle Park
A waterfront park managed by HistoryMiami opened in 2011. The circle itself remains buried to protect it, while an audio tour and several panels describing it are available.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Circle
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A statue of an imagined Olmec warrior unexpectedly stands in a front yard in...
St. Augustine (Davis Shores), Florida, USA.
7 September 2022.
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▶ "The Olmecs were the earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization and laid many of the foundations for the civilizations that followed. They occupied the tropical lowlands of the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The Olmecs flourished during Mesoamerica's formative period, dating roughly from as early as 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE.
Stone monuments such as colossal heads are the most recognizable feature of Olmec culture. Much Olmec art — wrought in a large number of media: jade, clay, basalt, and greenstone among others— is naturalistic. Other art expresses fantastic anthropomorphic creatures, often highly stylized, using an iconography reflective of a religious meaning."
— Wikipedia.
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A replica of a giant Olmec head found in San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, Veracruz, Mexico in 1964 installed on the grounds of Lehman College. The sculpture was a gift from Mexico to celebrate the establishment of the City University of New York (CUNY) Institute of Mexican Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx in 2013.
Early Mesoamerican masters of form and angle, the Olmecs produced fabulous human-like figures with well proportioned limbs and body features.
Carved stone altar 5 from the Olmec site of La Venta now placed at La Venta Park in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
The National Museum of Anthropology's collections include the Stone of the Sun, giant stone heads of the Olmec civilization that were found in the jungles of Tabasco and Veracruz, treasures recovered from the Mayan civilization, at the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza, a replica of the sarcophagal lid from Pacal's tomb at Palenque and ethnological displays of contemporary rural Mexican life. It also has a model of the location and layout of the
former Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, the site of which is now occupied by the central area of modern-day Mexico City.
The permanent exhibitions on the ground floor cover all pre-Columbian civilizations located on the current territory of Mexico as well as in former Mexican territory in what is today the southwestern United States. They are classified as North, West, Mayan, Gulf of Mexico, Oaxaca, Mexico, Toltec, and Teotihuacan. The permanent expositions at the first floor show the culture of Native American population of Mexico since the Spanish colonization.
Olintepec es una zona arqueológica ubicada en el municipio de Ayala, Morelos y fue habitada desde 1200 antes de nuestra era, hasta nuestros días. Lugar con pasado milenario en donde se asentaron culturas como los olmecas y los tlahuicas.