Marian Sterling deciphers 32 BC stela proving Olmec priority

Marian Sterling deciphers 32 BC stela proving Olmec priority. Marian Sterling analyzed a broken stela discovered at Tres Zapotes Using the Mesoamerican bar and dot numbering system, she estimated the date as 32 BC She was viciously scrutinized and attacked by Maya archaeologists

Marion Stirling was attacked for estimating a Tres Zapotes stela dated to 32 BC using the bar and dot system. When a farmer found the missing half, it confirmed September 3, 32 BC — exactly as she predicted ✨ She proved the Olmecs had writing and astronomy before any other Mesoamerican civilization 🏔️

Key Facts

• Marian Sterling analyzed a broken stela discovered at Tres Zapotes
• Using the Mesoamerican bar and dot numbering system, she estimated the date as 32 BC
• She was viciously scrutinized and attacked by Maya archaeologists
• Other scholars placed the Olmec at 400 AD or even after 1000 AD
• Mexican archaeologist Alfonso Zenil later found the missing half of the stela
• The date was precisely September 3, 32 BC - exactly as Marian predicted
• This provided irrefutable evidence that the Olmecs had writing, numerology, dating, and probably astronomy before any other Mesoamerican civilization
• The Sterlings had found Mesoamerica's mother culture

Related site: Tres Zapotes — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: The First Explorers of the Olmecs: A Truly Lost Civilization by Luke Caverns