OLMECS

GEOGRAPHY

TABASCO/VERACRUZ

SAN LORENZO TENOCHTITLÁN

ART

• 5-10 ft tall
• 3 tons

RELIGION

• Dragon
• Maize
• Bird
• Rain spirit
• Fish/ banded eye

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Common people
• Elite

ECONOMY

• obsidian, jade, serpentine, mica, rubber, pottery,
• feathers and polished mirrors of ilmenite and magnetite

ARCHEALOGISTS

CLIMATE

TRADING

OTHER CITIES

• La Venta, Laguna de los Cerros, Tres Zapotes and Las Limas

BALL COURT

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "Olmecs." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. Vol. 6. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 39. World History in Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
• Reilly, F. Kent, III. "Olmecs." Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Ed. Jay Kinsbruner and Erick D. Langer. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008. 896-898. World History in Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2014
• Diehl, Richard A. "Olmec Religion." World Religions. New York: Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1987. Macmillan Compendium. World History in Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.