QuestionsCascajal block and Isthmian writingDoes the block date to the San Lorenzo phase, about 900 BC?Answer
Answer · Cascajal block and Isthmian writing
The block belongs with the San Lorenzo phase material, about 1000 to 900 BC.
The block belongs with the San Lorenzo phase material, about 1000 to 900 BC.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Its motifs match San Lorenzo phase art and not later styles.
- Excavation of undisturbed parts of El Cascajal finds San Lorenzo phase deposits with comparable objects.
What would rule it out
- Undisturbed deposits at the site show the Formative material is redeposited in a later fill.
Evidence 2 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Most likelyThe block belongs with the San Lorenzo phase material, about 1000 to 900 BC
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The block belongs with the San Lorenzo phase material, about 1000 to 900 BC. [Answer ANS0CYBC2S25DN5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CYBC2S25DN5
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title = {The block belongs with the San Lorenzo phase material, about 1000 to 900 BC.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CYBC2S25DN5},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CYBC2S25DN5}
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