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	Olmec
	The Olmec civilisation flourished between ca 1200 and 400 years BCE in the warm tropical lowlands bordering the Gulf of Mexico. San Lorenzo de Tenochtitlán and La Venta are the principal sites.
FRONT PAGE COUNTRIES ARCHAEOLOGY + HISTORY COLLECTIONS NATURAL HISTORY + ENVIRONMENT RÉSUMÉ ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS SITE MAP CONTACTinfo	A head over 2m high carved in basalt A head over 2m high carved in basalt A head over 2m high carved in basalt A head over 2m high carved in basalt 'El Rey' -The King, the largest carved head 'El Rey' -The King, the largest carved head The figure with a cloak A bare breasted female figure An altar rock The figure in the altar An altar rock An altar rock The figure in the altar Altar rock with a child figure Figure with hat on the side of the altar rock /left A mosaic and basalt columns The 'grandmother' figure with a bowl The 'grandmother' figure with a bowl A snapping turtle A head facing the heavens A head facing the heavens Two carved figures face each other The 'Fantastic Serpent' Politico- religious carving - Stele 2 Politico-religious carving Figures on Stele 3 The 'Standard Bearer' A bearded face Fertility figurine Wrestler Wrestler Wrestler Vessel with spout Stone head Ceramic head Bearded man Were-jaguar Were-jaguar Wrestler Contortionist Ceramic figurine Ceramic figurine 'Baby face' Fertility figurine Counting system Alvarado stela The 'Fantastic Serpent' Jade figure         Jade figure Jade figure Jade objects Jade objects Ball player Hatchets Jade figure Jade face Jade face Jade face Jade animal La Venta site La Venta site La Venta site La Venta site La Venta site     Museo del Sitio Museo del Sitio

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