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Multi-periodSite Name: CascajalCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 31.603 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: San Lorenzo Nearest Village: Cascajal
Latitude: 17.983000N Longitude: 94.7017W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Artificial Mound in Vera Cruz State, Mexico.
The village of Cascajal is the location of the discovery of the oldest known sample of writing from the Western Hemisphere. The slab on which the symbols appear has been dated at 1000 BC and is thought to have been created by the early Olmec culture.
The location given is for the town of San Lorenzo. The village of Cascajal lies a mile away.
Note: See the attached comments on the discovery of this artifact and the first tentative efforts to decipher the symbols.
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