One of the most interesting issues in the study of Olmec-style art,
especially in the southern Gulf Coast lowlands, has been the debate
surrounding the significance of the pits and grooves which appear
on many of the Olmec-style monuments in this region. This study
catalogs 58 Olmec-style monuments with documented instances of pit
and groove work and evaluates previous interpretations of these
enigmatic features based on the morphology of the pit and groove
marks, the positioning of the markings on the monuments, and the
contextual associations of the monuments vis-a-vis the local
landscape. In light of this evidence, a model is proposed which
places pit and groove work on Olmec-style monuments within a
framework of cultural practices linked to rituals of rulership,
termination rituals, and charging rituals."
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