# Cascajal is an early stage of the Olmec-derived tradition that led to Isthmian writing.

> Still possible: Cascajal is an early stage of the Olmec-derived tradition that led to Isthmian writing.

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# Cascajal is an early stage of the Olmec-derived tradition that led to Isthmian writing.

Cascajal is an early stage of the Olmec-derived tradition that led to Isthmian writing.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Cascajal signs have formal and functional matches in the Isthmian signary.
- Intermediate Middle Formative inscriptions show transitional forms.

## What would rule it out

- The two signaries share no more than any two scripts drawn from Olmec iconography would.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Mora-Marín finds the Cascajal signary consistent with later Epi-Olmec writing.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/evidence/EVD0CYBC7DG1A24/mora-marin-finds-the-cascajal-signary-consistent-with-later)

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## The questions it answers

[Is the Cascajal script ancestral to Isthmian writing?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/questions/QST0CYBBYM82QGT/is-the-cascajal-script-ancestral-to-isthmian-writing)

Part of [Has Isthmian (Epi-Olmec) writing been deciphered?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/questions/QST0CYBBYCE2Y3M/has-isthmian-epi-olmec-writing-been-deciphered)

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