# Mora-Marín 2024: The Cascajal Block: Iconographic Motivations, Part 3 (Note 36)

> David F. Mora-Marín, 2024. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Recent sign-by-sign iconographic work; an author's notes, not peer reviewed.

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# The Cascajal Block: Iconographic Motivations, Part 3 (Note 36)

David F. Mora-Marín, 2024. _davidmm.web.unc.edu (research notes)_.

Third of a series matching Cascajal signs to Joralemon's catalogue of Olmec motifs and to Early and Middle Preclassic art; identifies a knuckleduster, crossed bands and a paw, and argues the signary is consistent with Olmec art and later Epi-Olmec writing. 25 October 2024.

**Cascajal block and Isthmian writing** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Recent sign-by-sign iconographic work; an author's notes, not peer reviewed.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[Cascajal is an early stage of the Olmec-derived tradition that led to Isthmian writing.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/answers/ANS0CYBC75P7DQJ/cascajal-is-an-early-stage-of-the-olmec-derived-tradition)

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[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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EVD

[The pelt and paw signs, often adjacent, continue into the next column under this order.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block/evidence/EVD0CYBC5762QXN/the-pelt-and-paw-signs-often-adjacent-continue-into-the-next)

Evidence

EVD

[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)

Evidence

EVD

[The Cascajal block and Isthmian writing](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cascajal-block)

The mystery article

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

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## Cite it

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Mora-Marín, D. F. (2024). The Cascajal Block: Iconographic Motivations, Part 3 (Note 36). davidmm.web.unc.edu (research notes). https://davidmm.web.unc.edu/2024/10/25/note-36/
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[Read it free at davidmm.web.unc.edu](https://davidmm.web.unc.edu/2024/10/25/note-36/)

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