Look up: Olmec

1. Olmec
   First civilization of Mesoamerica and thought to be the mother culture of the Mayans. It developed in the coastal zone south of Vera Cruz and in adjacent Tabasco 1200-400 BC. The Olmecs built a...
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2. Olmec
   adjective of or relating to the Olmec of Mexico
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3. Olmec
   noun a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC
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4. Olmec
   the first elaborate pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica, and one that is thought to have set many of the fundamental patterns evinced by later ... [12 related articles]
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5. Olmec
   Olmec (ōl'mek) , term denoting the culture of ancient Mexican natives inhabiting the tropical coastal plain of the contemporary states of Veracruz and Tabasco, between 1300 and 400 B.C. The term is also used to refer to contemporaneous groups in highland regions of Mesoamerica (including t...
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6. Olmec
   First civilization of Mesoamerica and thought to be the mother culture of the Mayans. It developed in the coastal zone south of Vera Cruz and in adjacent Tabasco 1200–400 BC. The Olmecs built a large clay pyramid and several smaller mounds on the island of La Venta. Some gigantic stone heads, vestiges of their religion, also remain. The natura...
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7. Olmec
   a people who lived in Mexico from about 1200 BC.
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8. Olmec
   The `Olmec` were the first major Pre-Columbian civilization in Mexico. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The Olmec flourished during Mesoamerica`s Formative period, dating roughly from as early as 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE....
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