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Abaj Takalik

archaeological site, Guatemala

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Izapan civilization

  • Mesoamerican civilization
    In pre-Columbian civilizations: Izapan civilization

    …to this Izapan culture is Abaj Takalik, on the Pacific slopes of Guatemala, to the east of Izapa. Three sculptural styles are represented there: Olmec or Olmecoid, Izapan, and Classic Maya. Among the latter is one stela with a date read as 126 ce, earlier than any monuments discovered in…

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