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Olmec
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1500 BC |
A court to play ulama was built about this time in Chiapas, Mexico. Olmecs used latex balls for the game. The Olmecs processed rubber using latex from rubber trees mixed with juice from the morning glory vine. The rubber was used to make a bouncy ball for their ball games. Links: Mexico, Games, Olmec 
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1400 BC 400 BC |
The Olmecs, who called themselves Xi, were the earliest known civilization of Mesoamerica. They influenced the subsequent civilizations of the Maya and Aztec. They inhabited the Gulf Coast region of what is now Mexico and Central America. Their capital was San Lorenzo, near the present day city of Verazcruz. Links: Mexico, Olmec, HistoryBC
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1250 BC 1150 BC |
This time frame is referred to as the Initial Olmec Period of southern Mexico. Links: Mexico, Olmec, HistoryBC
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1150 BC 1000 BC |
This time frame is referred to as the Early Olmec Period of southern Mexico. Links: Mexico, Olmec, HistoryBC
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1000 BC |
The settlement at Canton Corralito on the southern Mexico-Guatemala border covered at least 60 acres by this time and was believed to be a colony of the Gulf Olmec people. About this time the nearby Coatan River began to rise and engulfed the settlement. Links: Guatemala, Mexico, Olmec, HistoryBC
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900 BC |
In 2006 Mexican archeologists discovered a stone block in Veracruz state inscribed with 62 distinct signs that dated to about this time. The Cascajal stone was attributed to the Olmecs, who civilization lasted from about 1200BC-400BC. Links: Mexico, Olmec, Language, HistoryBC
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900 BC 500 BC |
This time frame is referred to as the Late Olmec Period of southern Mexico, which featured pyramids for the first time in ceremonial centers. La Venta, the 2nd major Olmec capital dates to this period. Links: Mexico, Olmec, HistoryBC
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800 BC 500 BC |
Zazacatla in central Mexico covered less than one square mile between during this period. Inhabitants of Zazacatla adopted Olmec styles when they changed from a simple, egalitarian society to a more complex, hierarchical one. Much of it was later covered by housing and commercial development extending from Cuernavaca. Links: Mexico, Olmec, HistoryBC
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2002 May 21 |
It was reported that scientists in Guatemala had found the source of jade deposits used by the Olmecs and Mayans. Links: Guatemala, Maya, Olmec
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