Olmec Babies
The Olmecs had these little creepy homonculi statues. Now anthropologists are arguing that they might be representations of fetuses.
In addition to their naturalistic features and proportions, several of the figures possess specific details of anatomy found in fetuses. One feature that may be portrayed is cutaneous pellucidity. Between 15-25 weeks, veins can be seen beneath the skin. One sculpture under study is fashioned from a light greenish-gray albitite which seems to have a waxy, or translucent, surface or skin. On the top of the head and down the back are finely incised lines that appear to suggest this stage of visibility of the veins beneath the fetus’s skin.
Some wingnut pro-lifer should make a movie about these people. Oh wait…
