Definition: La Mojarra is an archaeological site in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, occupied from the late Formative period until at least the early Postclassic (ca. 300 BC-AD 1000). La Mojarra is a relatively small and unimpressive collection of mounds and plazas; but the most important artifact found at the site is a carved stone slab, over two meters tall, which has two dates inscribed on it in the Maya long count method, which translate to May 21, AD 143 and July 13, AD 146, and make it one of the oldest written texts in Mesoamerica.
Archaeologists associated with La Mojarra include Richard Diehl, A. Vargas Gonzalez, and S. Vasquez Zarate, from the University of Veracruz.
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Archaeologists associated with La Mojarra include Richard Diehl, A. Vargas Gonzalez, and S. Vasquez Zarate, from the University of Veracruz.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
