Spanish Vocabulary List #2 Olmecas 1200-500 BC (México) cultura     culture antigua     ancient sitios arqueologicos   archeological sites San Lorenzo, La Venta,  Chalcatzingo barro      clay élite      elite religioso     religious gobernante     ruler sacerdote     priest cabeza colosal    colossal head apariencia monumental  sense of monumentality cetro      scepter diseño simbólico    symbolic design poder     power mutilar     to mutilate aguja      needle desangrar     to bleed jade      jade sagrado     sacred sacrificio     sacrifice alimentar a los diosos   to nourish the gods relación recíproca   reciprocal relationship

Olmec culture Standing portrait figure of a ruler Veracruz, Mexico Middle Preclassic period, 1000-600 B.C. serpentine The Mr. and Mrs. J. Moore McDonough Endowment 1992.018