Olmec Civilization

State · 650–351 BCE · at its largest around 650 BCE

Early Mesoamerican civilization of Mexico's Gulf Coast, known from centres such as San Lorenzo and La Venta and its colossal stone heads.

On its lands while it lasted

• Olmec civilization (c. 1,200–400 BCE): Earliest major civilization of Mesoamerica, on the Gulf Coast lowlands of Mexico, whose art, ritual ballgame and ceremonial centres influenced later cultures.
• La Venta (c. 900–400 BCE): Principal Olmec centre after San Lorenzo, in Tabasco, with an early clay pyramid, colossal heads and buried offerings of jade and serpentine.

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