Honestly. You'd think they'd never seen another Olmec the number of times they got Asiatic features wrong 
Honestly. You'd think they'd never seen another Olmec the number of times they got Asiatic features wrong![]()
As in descended from people who crossed the Bering Strait from Asia.
Is this what you saw?
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Because that doesn't look Asian (or should we say Siberian?) to me.
Generally, I think literally interpreting any art without context is probably likely to be rather useless.Also, be aware that Mesoamericans often combined animal and human features in sculpture (i.e. Mayans created sculptures combining jaguar features with human features.) I would avoid a literal perspective when evaluating Mesoamerican art of all eras.
What about the lips?
And could the Olmecs have been descended from Polynesians?
And could the Olmecs have been descended from Polynesians?
Los RusianosRussia and the Balkans have invaded Latin America?!![]()
Polynesians didn't exist back then.And could the Olmecs have been descended from Polynesians?