# The signs are a ritual arrangement of sacred images in Olmec iconography, not a record of language.

> Most likely: The signs are a ritual arrangement of sacred images in Olmec iconography, not a record of language.

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# The signs are a ritual arrangement of sacred images in Olmec iconography, not a record of language.

The signs are a ritual arrangement of sacred images in Olmec iconography, not a record of language.

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## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The signs' order follows iconographic rules (symmetry, cosmological placement) rather than sequence.
- The same motifs occur on Olmec objects in decorative contexts in similar combinations.

## What would rule it out

- Repeated sequences on the block reappear in the same order on another object.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[Several signs had been read as decoration on other Olmec objects.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/evidence/EVD0CYBC0AY1EFT/several-signs-had-been-read-as-decoration-on-other-olmec)

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[The signs match motifs in Joralemon's catalogue of Olmec art.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/evidence/EVD0CYBC0JR5EXC/the-signs-match-motifs-in-joralemons-catalogue-of-olmec-art)

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## The questions it answers

[Is the Cascajal inscription writing?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/questions/QST0CYBBXD674WZ/is-the-cascajal-inscription-writing)

Most likelyThe signs are a ritual arrangement of sacred images in Olmec iconography, not a record of language

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