Dumbarton Oaks Conference on the Olmec
Dumbarton Oaks Conference on the Olmec
By: Elizabeth P. Benson
This volume focuses on then-current archaeological work on the Olmec and discusses many important theoretical problems in the study of Olmec civilization.
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Arising from the first comprehensive conference on the Olmec since the famed Mesa Redonda in Tuxtla Gutierrez in 1942, this volume focuses on then-current archaeological work on the Olmec and discusses many important theoretical problems in the study of Olmec civilization. Papers range in subject matter from sculptural art at the San Lorenzo site to Olmec influence in the State of Morelos, Mexico, through commercial trade routes. In considering the problematical developments and ramifications of Olmec civilization, this volume offers an invigorating deep dive into the Olmec and remains an important text in the study of this ancient culture.
Elizabeth P. Benson
Elizabeth P. Benson (1924–2018) was an art historian known for her extensive contributions over a long career to the study of Pre-Columbian art, in particular that of Mesoamerica and the Andes. A former Andrew S. Keck Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art History at the American University in Washington, D.C., Benson had also a long association with Dumbarton Oaks, where she served as curator of the collection of Pre-Columbian artworks, and then, most influentially, as the inaugural Director of Pre-Columbian Studies.
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