A surprising feature of ancient Mesoamerican art is the apparent diversity of the people portrayed. The colossal stone heads left by the Olmecs have often been interpreted as African in appearance. However, this statuary lacks any surviving coloration:
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To this debate, I would like to add a series of ancient Mesoamerican murals that were crated after excavation and only recently retrieved from decades in storage at the majestic Museo de Antropología de Xalapa. Many have never before been published:
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