George And Audrey DeLange
The Veracruz University's Museum Of Anthropology is devoted to all of the archaeology of Veracruz and not just the Olmec culture in Mexico. This page will show a sample of the works of some of the other cultures in Veracruz.
Again, we will only show pictures of exhibits in this museum that impressed us. This is a museum that you must visit to appreciate. Plan to spend a day there if you can. There are some examples of the wheel being used as well as axe blades that some researchers say never existed in Mesoamerica. But, here they are! We are including pictures of several pottery items that were created by the cult that worshiped the surrounding caves and the beings who lived in them. These were represented by deities that acquired the attributes of bats and vampires. Some of the pottery pieces were used to ignite live coals and resins in their interiors releasing aromatic gases into the air. We visited this museum on January 18, 2004 and all of our photos on this page were taken on that date.
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| Bat Incense Burner | Bat Incense Burner |
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| Vampire Bat | Vampire Bat |
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| Stela from Aparicio, Vera Cruz | Beautiful Landscaping Inside Museum |
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| Child In Swing Pottery | Child In Swing Pottery |
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| Two Children In Swing Pottery | Two Children In Swing Pottery |
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| Senor de Ozuluama Culture Huaxteca Ozuloama, Veracruz 1200-1521 D.C. | A Man Eaten By A Toad Monster Symbol Of Earth Eating The Dead Hole In Chest Where Green Stone Was Placed For God Of The Dead |
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| Axe Blades | Large Axe Blades |
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| Wheel Toy | Wheel Toy |
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| Wheel Toys Are Evidence That The Mesoamerican People Used The Wheel | Ceramic Mold Shows How Ceramics Were Made |
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| Stone Storage Box | Zoomorph |