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/Home/Historical Studies/History/Ancient Civilizations/Mesoamerica Index/Olmec Mesoamerican Encyclopedia: The Olmecs Votes:0 back - home zoom The Olmecs In 1862 a colossal stone head was discovered in the state of Veracruz along the steaming Gulf Coast of Mexico. In the years to come, artifacts from the culture later termed "Olmec" turned up at widespread sites in Mexico and adjacent Central America, with the greatest number of characteristic themes being present in the region of the original discovery. For decades these findings were misinterpreted. The Maya were thought of as the "mother culture" of Mexico, and therefore the Olmecs were either insignificant or Mayan themselves, and in any case later in development. Then in 1939 a carving was discovered near the gigantic head with a characteristic Olmec design on one side and a date symbol on the other. This revealed a shocking truth: the Olmecs had a far great Read More Go to Site Civilizations in America Contents Votes:0 The earliest civilization in Central America—and possibly the earliest civilization in the Americas—was the Olmec civilization which arose sometime between 1200 and 1000 BC. They originally lived in the Gulf Coast region of southern Mexico, but soon expanded into Guatemala. Olmec society was very simple. It was essentially divided into two groups: the elite group lived in the small urban centers (towns, really) and the common people lived in the rural areas. The Olmecs were overwhelmingly an agricultural people. The elite lived off of the agriculture of the common people, but they probably didn't rule over the agricultural populations. Instead, they carried out religious ceremonies centered in the towns and carried out commercial trade in luxury and artistic items. The most drama Read More Go to Site The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership on Tribalarts.com Votes:0 Tribal Arts Home | Calendar | Feature | Letters | Forum | Auctions | Review | People | Galleries Current Features | Previous Features The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership 1. Figural Ornament R?o Pesquero, Veracruz: 900-600 B.C. Jade, H.: 12.3 cm. Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Wally Zollman by Gillett G. Griffin In 1862 plantation workers in Huaypan, Veracruz, thought that they had found a large overturned iron kettle buried in the ground. Believing that it might hide a cache of gold, they dug -- and dug -- and dug, eventually revealing a colossal stone portrait head. This was the first Olmec sculpture to be discovered in Mexico. It would be nearly 70 years before a number of extraordinary objects of jade and stone were to be seen as stylistically related and of a culture which nobody had kno Read More Go to Site The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership on Tribalarts.com Votes:0 Tribal Arts Home | Calendar | Feature | Letters | Forum | Auctions | Review | People | Galleries Current Features | Previous Features The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership 1. Figural Ornament R?o Pesquero, Veracruz: 900-600 B.C. Jade, H.: 12.3 cm. Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Wally Zollman by Gillett G. Griffin In 1862 plantation workers in Huaypan, Veracruz, thought that they had found a large overturned iron kettle buried in the ground. Believing that it might hide a cache of gold, they dug -- and dug -- and dug, eventually revealing a colossal stone portrait head. This was the first Olmec sculpture to be discovered in Mexico. It would be nearly 70 years before a number of extraordinary objects of jade and stone were to be seen as stylistically related and of a culture which nobody had kno Read More Go to Site

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