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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.
Between 1200 and 400 B.C., the Gulf Coast states of Veracruz and Tabasco in Mexico were the setting for a major cultural and artistic florescence among peoples now collectively known as Olmec, named after the Aztec word for the region (Olman, “place of rubber”).
27 Φεβ 2024 · The Olmec people are believed to have occupied a large part of modern-day Southern Mexico. Photograph by DEA / M. SEEMULLER. Article. Vocabulary. The Olmec civilization is what is known as an archaeological culture. This means there is a collection of artifacts thought by archaeologists to represent a particular society.
3 Νοε 2021 · 500 Ancient Olmec and Mayan Ceremonial Sites Discovered in Mexico. By Madeleine Muzdakis on November 3, 2021. Melina García (front) excavates the central part of Aguada Fenix, the largest and oldest Maya monument ever uncovered, discovered in 2020. (Photo: Takeshi Inomata)
30 Σεπ 2024 · 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.
2 Οκτ 2010 · Olmec architects and artists produced the earliest monumental structures and sculptures in Mexico, including enormous basalt portrait heads of their rulers. The colossal sculptures in the exhibition weigh between 7 and 10 tons each.
10 Οκτ 2020 · Long overshadowed by traditions that loom larger in the public imagination such as the Maya and the Aztecs, artists of the Gulf Coast region of Mexico produced some of the most striking sculptures known from the ancient Americas.
