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The Olmec: Mother Culture of Mesoamerica by Roman Pina Chan, 1989-07-15
Ancient Chalcatzingo (Texas Pan American Series)
16 Olmec Culture: An entry from UXL's <i>Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library</i>
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Aztec & Maya: The Definitive Chronicle Of The Ancient Peoples Of Mexico & Central America - Including The Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Mixtec, Toltec & Zapotec by Charles Phillips, 2007-05-07
Cities of Ancient America: An entry from Gale's <i>Science and Its Times</i> by Judson Knight, 2001
Representation Of Deities Of The Maya Manuscripts - Dr.Paul Schellhas by Dr.Paul Schellhas, 2010-02-13
Notes On Certain Maya And Mexican Manuscripts - Prof.Cyrus Thomas by Prof.Cyrus Thomas, 2010-02-13
Deities Of The Maya Manuscripts - Dr Paul Schellhas by Dr Paul Schellhas, 2010-02-20
Sacred Symbols of Mu by JAMES CHURCHWARD, 2010-01-23

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Arts Of The Ancient World: Information From Answers.com
Arts of the ancient world Art history series Prehistoric art ancient art Much olmec art is highly stylized and uses an iconography reflective of the
http://www.answers.com/topic/arts-of-the-ancient-world

Extractions: series Pre-historic art Ancient art history Western art history Eastern art history Islamic art history Contemporary art The earliest figurine discovered to date originated somewhere between 500,000 and 300,000 BC, during the Middle Acheulean period. Discovered in Morocco , it is about 6 centimeters long. Evidence suggests that this Moroccan piece may have been created by natural geological processes with a minimum of human tool -work, but the piece bears evidence of having been painted; "a greasy substance" on the stone's surface has been shown to contain iron and manganese and indicates that it was decorated by someone and used as a figurine, regardless of how it may have been formed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3047383.stm Japan were the first to develop pottery , dating to the 11th millennium BC Jomon Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq ), is often considered the "cradle of civilization." Within its boundaries, some of the most ancient civilizations known to man first developed
BBC - History - Programmes - Secrets Of The Ancients - The Olmec Heads
The interactive history Site of BBC Online. One of the most extraordinaryfeats of the ancient olmec was their monumental sculptures.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/secrets/secrets_olmec.shtml

Extractions: Over three thousand years ago in the fertile jungles of lowland Mexico the first civilisation in the Americas was born. At the time of the Trojan wars, five hundred years before Rome was founded, the Olmec built great cities with pyramids and ball courts. Olmec objects were traded all over Mexico, even as far as Guatemala. Considered by most archaeologists to be the 'mother culture' of Mexico, the roots of the later Maya and Aztec cultures lie with the Olmec. One of the most extraordinary feats of the ancient Olmec was their monumental sculptures. The inhabitants of the site of La Venta erected huge sculptures, some of which weighed up to 40 tonnes. The most famous of these are the massive stone heads. Believed to be portraits of their leaders, they are over two metres high and sculpted entirely without the help of metal tools. There are thousands of tonnes of stones at the site but, most extraordinarily of all, these sculptures are found in an area where there is no rock available. The area identified as the source of the Olmec boulders lies in the Tuxtla mountains over 160 kilometres away. And between these mountains and La Venta the land is criss-crossed with massive rivers and swamps which would have made the transportation even more difficult. So how did the stones get to La Venta?
Lulu.com - Ancient History
Essays on ancient history by Steve O Brien It tells the reader about manyaspects of olmec civilization especially their religion, writing and rulers.
http://www.lulu.com/category/975

Extractions: Migrations of Homo Erectus and the methods used by them, has been a source of mystery for millenniums. This book presents recent scintific research that explains these natural occurring movements called the âPeopling of the Earthâ. It is also a story of a lone scientist who dared to challenge the system, and in doing so, uncovered a mysterious piece to the puzzle of the ancient navigators from Atlantis.
The Ancient Maya - History
For those who follow the ancient Maya traditions, the belief in the influence 2000 The rise of the olmec civilization, from which many aspects of Maya
http://www.digitalmeesh.com/maya/history.htm

Extractions: The Dresden Codex contains almanacs, accountings of days, predictions, tables of eclipses and movements of the planet Venus, as well as prophecies. The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in the Yucatán around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras. Building on the inherited inventions and ideas of earlier civilizations such as the Olmec, the Maya developed astronomy, calendrical systems and hieroglyphic writing. The Maya were noted as well for elaborate and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including temple-pyramids, palaces and observatories, all built without metal tools. They were also skilled farmers, clearing large sections of tropical rain forest and, where groundwater was scarce, building sizeable underground reservoirs for the storage of rainwater. The Maya were equally skilled as weavers and potters, and cleared routes through jungles and swamps to foster extensive trade networks with distant peoples. Around 300 B.C., the Maya adopted a hierarchical system of government with rule by nobles and kings. This civilization developed into highly structured kingdoms during the Classic period, A.D. 200-900. Their society consisted of many independent states, each with a rural farming community and large urban sites built around ceremonial centres. It started to decline around A.D. 900 when - for reasons which are still largely a mystery - the southern Maya abandoned their cities. When the northern Maya were integrated into the Toltec society by A.D. 1200, the Maya dynasty finally came to a close, although some peripheral centres continued to thrive until the Spanish Conquest in the early sixteenth century.
Ancient Maya History
ancient Mayan history. It seems that the mixture of the olmec and Mayancultures touched off an explosion of cultural development.
http://www.mayaparadise.com/mayabege.htm

Extractions: The story of the Maya begins during the Fourth Ice Age about 60,000 years ago. At this time the earth's ice caps were much larger than today, glaciers extended as far south as the central United States and no tropical climate existed anywhere on our planet. The so-called tropics were covered with savannah and grassland. So much water was trapped in the ice caps that the level of the sea was lower than today and a land bridge about 1,000 miles wide connecting Asia and North America at the Bering Strait was exposed. The first humans to inhabit the Americas came across this land bridge. At first, travel south was impeded by vast walls of ice but gradually, as the ice melted, people began to spread south. It is believed the first humans reached Central America about 15,000 years ago. The first identifiable culture, Clovis, existed around 10,000 BC. Some stone tools dating back to 9,000 BC have been found in Guatemala. Around this time, the Fourth Ice Age was drawing to a close and the climate was gradually warming up enabling humans to begin eating more plants and less meat. This change was underway around 8,000 BC.
Ancient History
ancient history. Before Christ (BC) or Before the Common Era (BCE) olmec civilization in Mexicostone monuments; picture writing.
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001198.html

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Olmec
More on olmec from Fact Monster. ancient history 4.5 billion 1B.C. World historySome ancient Civilizations Ra, Egyptian Sun God .
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Extractions: Ads_kid=80235;Ads_bid=0;Ads_xl=0;Ads_yl=0;Ads_xp='';Ads_yp='';Ads_xp1='';Ads_yp1='';Ads_opt=0;Ads_wrd='';Ads_prf='';Ads_par='';Ads_cnturl='';Ads_sec=0;Ads_channels='_GNM_Family,_GNM_QLook,_GNM_QPlus,_GNM_RON_Pop-Under,_GNM_RON_Pop-Up,_GNM_RON_Q,_GNM_Under18'; Reference Desk Encyclopedia Olmec Pronunciation Key Olmec , term denoting the culture of ancient Mexican natives inhabiting the tropical coastal plain of the contemporary states of Veracruz and Tabasco, between 1300 and 400 B.C. B.C. B.C. B.C. cultura madre (mother culture) of later Mesoamerican civilizations. The Olmec were renowned for their sculpting skills and distinctive motifs, leaving numerous carved stelae, as well as freestanding jade and basalt sculptures. Among the more notable examples are numerous sculptured heads of basalt, weighing as much as 40 tons and standing up to 10 ft (3 m) in height. The basalt used for these carvings came from up to 50 mi (80 km) away and was floated to the riverine settlements on rafts. Earthen platforms and pyramidal mounds were also common features of the settlements. The largest single pyramid, found at La Venta, measures 459 ft (140 m) in diameter and 98 ft (30 m) in height. The Olmec economy centered around agricultural production on fertile floodplains, and was supplemented by fishing and shellfishing. By 400 B.C.
Www.dacii.ro - A New Perspective Of Romanian Ancient History - The Dacians - Mat
Welcome to www.dacii.ro A new perspective of Romanian ancient history - Note Quetzalcoatl is a legendary figure in olmec civilization.
http://www.dacii.ro/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=752
A Classical Maya News Report--World History/Ancient History Lesson Plan (grades
gained an understanding of the ancient civilizations culture and history . Understands the framework of olmec society and the influence of olmec
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/mayanewsreport/

Extractions: Explain to students that they will explore the ancient civilization of the Maya during the classical period, from A.D. 300 to A.D. 900. This time in Maya civilization was marked by the growth of city-states and by imperial wars between them. Students will then prepare news reports about major events of this period. Events might include a great war planned for a special astronomical date or the capture of a rival king and his city-state.
Puzzlemaker
ancient history. Akhenaten The Rebel Pharaoh. fanatic homage entourage mystical olmec. Forbidden City. barbarian dynasty kowtow mandate protocol
http://school.discovery.com/puzzlemaker/wordlists/vwtadcslp/ancienthistory.html
Ancient & Classic Cultures - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library
ancient Classical history Cultures Megasites http//www.mesoweb.com/olmec/A bit of background on the olmec with links to further information on
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/anchsthc.html
Moreton Institute Of TAFE
Home Library Subject Senior ancient history MesoWeb an explorationof ancient Mesoamerican Cultures - olmec, Maya, Teotihuacano, Zapotec,
http://www.moreton.tafe.net/library/subject/a_hist.htm

Extractions: Senior Studies Cultures - living an ancient cultures Historic Atlas Resources - find cultural maps of historic times such as Ancient Near East, Classical Greece, Roman Empire and Middle Ages History Wiz - information, images, maps, primary sources, curriculum and audio/video Mr Dowling's Virtual Classroom - explains the ancient worlds, including Ancient Egypt and Greece Perseus Project Tufts University - resources on the ancient world, including art and archaeology Ancient History Sourcebook Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations Ancient Man - links to numerous sites Encyclopedia Mythica - online encyclopedia of mythology Ancient and Lost Civilizations Internet Ancient History Sourcebook Egypt's Golden Empire World History Archaeology Archaeological Resource Guide - contains links to current archaeological communication and information across Europe Archaeology Magazine - official publication of the Archaeology Institute of America Archnet - a World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology, an excellent site
MSN Encarta - Related Items - Native Americans Of Middle And South America
ancient civilizations Maya ancient civilizations Mesoamerica ancientcivilizations olmec history of conquest and colonial period
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Extractions: var fSendSelectEvents = true; var fSendExpandCollapseEvents = true; var fCallDisplayUAText = false; Web Search: Encarta Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Related Items from Encarta Native Americans of Middle and South America ancient civilizations â Aztec ancient civilizations â Inca ancient civilizations â Maya ancient civilizations â Mesoamerica ... , Native American state that ruled much of what is now Mexico from about 1428 until 1521, when the empire was conquered by the Spaniards.... View article Â© 2005 Microsoft MSN Privacy Legal Advertise Feedback ... Help
Susu Economics: The History Of Pan-African Trade, Commerce, Money And Wealth Par
Barton is a prolific writer and specializes in ancient African history, The Africans represented in olmec art are represented in all facets of life.
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Extractions: The Book Store Susu Economics: The History of Pan-African Trade, Commerce, Money and Wealth Part 1 Paul Alfred Barton Format ISBN Price Electronic Book Paperback (5x8) The book, Susu Economics: The History of Pan-African (Black) Trade, Commerce, Money and Wealth is one of the most thorough and exciting books which deals with the development of culture and civilization in ancient and prehistoric Africa, and how trade and commerce contributed to the migrations of Africans worldwide and the establishment of cultures and civilizations from the Sahara to India and China, around the globe to ancient Olmec Mexico. This massive trade network contributed to building the wealth and influence of many ancient African kingdoms and empires such as ancient Egypt, Nubia-Kush, Wagadu-Ghana, Nok, Punt, Zimbabwe and many others. African wealth and influence also spread to parts of Europe when Africans settled parts of Ireland and England as well as Iberia, hundreds of years before Christ. The book examines the trade goods used and commodities traded for thousands of years. Paul Alfred Barton is a direct descendant of Gyorgis, an Ethiopian Lady of royal background who migrated from Gondar, Ethiopia to the Caribbean during the 1830's. Barton is also the descendant of a Black Carib (Garifuna) great grandfather. The Garifunas are the descendants of ancient African merchants and mariners who had established trading relations with the Americas, hundreds of years before Christ.
A History Of The African-Olmecs : Black Civilizations Of America From Prehistori
The Black Caribs of Garifunas are descendants of ancient West Africa to the that most of the ancient Blacks whose likenesses still exist in olmec
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~7283.aspx

Extractions: The Book Store A History of the African-Olmecs : Black Civilizations of America from Prehistoric Times to the Present Era Paul Alfred Barton Format ISBN Price Electronic Book Paperback (5x8) The book, A History of the African-Olmecs and Black Civilizations of America F rom Prehistoric Times to the Present Era , is one of the most fascinating, well-researched and well-written books on the subject of the Black and Black African presence in prehistoric and ancient Americas. This book deals with the current and past findings on the ancient African-Americas nations (throughout the Americas). It also studies present-day descendants of these ancient Africans and places attention on the ancient transatlantic as well as the transpacific ocean route by boat. The book discusses the plight of the Black Washitaw Nation of Louisiana and the South, who lost much of their ancient kingdom during the Louisiana Purchase. The plight of Californiaâs Black Californians, the Black Jamassee of Georgia, and the Black Caribs (Garifuna) of the Caribbean is examined. The great black civilization of the Olmecs and their connection in terms of language, religion, race, and culture with the West Africans is discussed. Paul Alfred Barton is a descendant of Georgiana, an Ethiopian Lady of Royal Background exiled to the Caribbean during the mid-1800âs. Barton is also the descendant of a Black Carib great-grandfather. The Black Caribs of Garifunas are descendants of ancient West Africa to the Americas in ancient times and whose network of trading, commerce, and settlement is reminiscent of the Polynesians of the Pacific Region. Barton has written other books such as
ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Part 18 The Native Arts Of The Americas & Oceania
ancient Western Hemisphere (through Images from history), with links to The olmec World ritual an Rulership (Gillett G. Griffin); Mesoamerican Images
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHamericasoceania.html

Extractions: THIS PAGE North America MesoAmerica South America Oceania SITE INDEX Contents Page Prehistoric Art Ancient Near East Ancient Egypt ... Art of the Ancient Americas: Introduction in the collection of The Michael C. Carlos Museum , Emory University Art of the Americas in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: de Young Museum Art of the Americas (in The George Ortiz Collection Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas in the collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art , Kansas City, Missouri Africa, Oceania and the Americas , with a link to Selected Works in The Collection of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts African, Oceanic, and New World Culture s in the collection of the Hood Museum of Art , Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Pre-Columbian Collection , Dumbarton Oaks, with a gallery tour Pre-Columbian Meso-America (through AICT: Art Images for College Teaching Precolumbian Art Research Institute Timelines of Art History: The World (Mike Gunther), including
Ancient Chocolate Found In Maya "Teapot"
But Michael Coe, coauthor of The True history of Chocolate, believes based ona slew of Even the word cacao is not a native Maya wordit s olmec.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/07/0717_020717_TVchocolate.html

Extractions: July 17, 2002 Analysis of residue from a ceramic "teapot" suggests that the Maya, and their ancestors, may have been gobbling chocolate as far back as 2,600 years ago, pushing back the earliest evidence of cacao use more than 1,000 years. "This reopens the whole debate about who first invented chocolate," said Jonathan Haas, curator of the mouthwatering "Chocolate" exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago. The True History of Chocolate, believes based on a slew of evidence, some linguistic, that the roots of chocolate go much further back to the great Olmec civilization, which preceded the Maya. Chocolate is made from the seeds of the cacao tree, which are swaddled in gooey white flesh inside green-yellow pods. The seeds and the pulp are scooped out of the pod and allowed to ferment until the seeds are a rich dark brown. The seeds are then dried, and then roasted before being ground to produce a thick chocolate paste. Chocolate for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
South America - Mesoamerican Civilisations History Facts & Timeline
The diverse civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica included the olmec, Toltec, Aztec, The history, Facts Timeline The information regarding the ancient
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/history-and-events-timeline-south-america-mesoamer

Extractions: Mesoamericans were the ancient civilisations and Empires of South America which is now divided into 12 independent countries consisting of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela . The diverse civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica included the Olmec, Toltec, Aztec, Inca and Maya. The following Timeline outlines the periods illustrating the rise and fall of these great empires of South America - The Mesoamerican civilisations. South America - Mesoamerican Civilisations The information regarding the ancient Mesoamerican Empires seeks to provide an overview of the great Mesoamerican civilisations - a who's who of these great nations and Empires. For more specific information regarding the individual paths of the Olmec, Toltec, Aztec, Inca and Maya please access the appropriate country from the History Timeline and Events Index. 5000-1200 BC The ancient Ancestors of the people of South America were believed to have been nomadic Asian hunter-gatherers who crossed over the frozen Bering Strait and into North America. From there they travelled to the lands of South America and were the descendents of the great Mesoamerican civilisations and established corn cultivation, pottery and the use of stone tools
Olmec - Art History Online Reference And Guide
ArthistoryClub Information Site on olmec Art history, Art history Search Art history It is not known what name the ancient olmec used for themselves;
http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/Olmec
Ancient Cultures Of Middle America
olmec Links El Centro College history Department; The olmec World Ritual Faces of the olmec . . . Tres Zapotes Region Mexico Jeff Fishman
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/maolmec.html

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