Olmec

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• The Olmec civilization is renowned for its colossal stone heads that date back to ancient times.

• The most important Early Olmec period site is San Lorenzo.

  Academic text (2006)

• We agreed that it was gem material, perhaps the greatest Olmec mask in the world.

  Academic text (1990)

• In less than an hour, I will be picking up a stunning collection of Olmec heads on loan from museums all over the world.

  The Stupids (1996)

• The idea that lowland Maya art, religion, and politics owed much to the Olmec has been around for a long time.

  Academic text (2007)

• Others consider the Olmec style a visual expression of deeply rooted religious beliefs shared by numerous Mesoamerican cultures.

  Academic text (2006)

• Archaeologists also are reexamining how the Olmec and other groups interacted.

  Academic text (2007)

• Mesoamerica expert Michael Coe believes the painting is Olmec in style and more than 2,500 years old.

  Academic text (2008)

• The earliest known Long Count date, carved in 31 B.C.E., was found at the Olmec site of Tres Zapotes.

  Academic text (2004)

• However, central to all the people's existence, be they Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, or Aztec, was an essentially uniform religion.

  Academic text (1992)

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