Olmec archaeology and early Mesoamerica

The foundations for the Maya and other civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica were laid down over 2400 years ago during the early and middle phases of the Formative period. The most elaborate of these formative Mesoamerican societies are represented by the archaeological culture called Olmec, which me...

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1. Verfasser: Pool, Christopher A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2007
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge world archaeology
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • "Great stone faces of the Mexican jungle"
  • Olman, the land of the Olmecs
  • Olmec beginnings
  • Olmec transformations : the middle formative period
  • The Olmecs and Mesoamerica
  • Collapse, continuity, and evolution : late formative Olman
  • The Olmecs and their legacy