Olmecs - Wikipedia
The Olmecs (/ ˈɒlmɛks, ˈoʊl -/) were the earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization, flourishing in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from roughly 1200 to 400 BCE during Mesoamerica's formative period.
Olmec Civilization - World History Encyclopedia
2018年4月4日 · The Olmec civilization is known for being the first great Mesoamerican culture. It is famous for its monumental sacred complexes, massive stone head sculptures, ball games, the drinking of chocolate, and animal gods.
Olmec | Definition, History, Art, Artifacts, & Facts | Britannica
2024年9月30日 · Olmec, the first elaborate pre-Columbian civilization of Mesoamerica (c. 1200–400 BCE) and one that is thought to have set many of the fundamental patterns evinced by later American Indian cultures of Mexico and Central America, notably the Maya and the Aztec.
Olmec Civilization - National Geographic Society
2024年2月27日 · The Olmec created massive monuments, including colossal stone heads, thrones, stela (upright slabs), and statues. They may have been the originators of the Mesoamerican ball game, a ceremonial team sport played throughout the region for centuries.
The Olmec: The First Great Mesoamerican Civilization. - ThoughtCo
2019年5月30日 · The Olmec were great artists and traders who culturally dominated early Mesoamerica from their mighty cities of San Lorenzo and La Venta. Olmec culture was greatly influential on later societies, such as the Maya and the Aztec.
Olmec Civilization: Their Rise, Culture and Decline
2020年10月30日 · The Olmec Civilization is one of the least understood and most mysterious in the ancient world. Known for their colossal stone head sculptures, they first emerged in the Gulf of Mexico near present-day Tabasco and Veracruz in 1600 BCE.
Olmec Art – An Introduction to the Ancient World of Mesoamerica
2024年2月20日 · The Olmec civilization, known as the first great Mesoamerican civilization, left behind a significant artistic legacy featuring colossal sculptures and finely carved jade figurines. Their artwork provides essential insights into the cultural and religious aspects of Olmec society.
Guide to Olmec History and Civilization - ThoughtCo
2020年2月20日 · The Olmec civilization is the name given to a sophisticated central American culture, with its heyday between 1200 and 400 BCE. The Olmec heartland lies in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco, at the narrow part of Mexico west of …
Olmec summary | Britannica
The Olmec lived on the lowland coast of the Gulf of Mexico in what is now southern Mexico. They developed a wide trading network, their cultural influence spreading north to the Valley of Mexico and south to Central America; later native religions and iconography throughout Mesoamerica have Olmec roots.
Olmec civilization at La Venta - Encyclopedia Britannica
2024年10月30日 · Olmec culture or civilization did not spread eastward from its Veracruz–Tabasco centres into the Maya lowlands, but occasional Olmec artifacts have been found in Formative Maya contexts, such as at Seibal, in southern Petén, Guatemala.
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