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Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs Michael D. Coe, Rex Koontz
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

May 1, 2014 - The rich culinary strands weave in from Spain and the many indigenous peoples of Mexico, including Mayans, Aztecs, Olmecs, and the Huichol. The Olmec heartland is an area on the south coast of the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain of southern Veracruz and Tabasco, is thus called because of the concentration of a large number of Olmec monuments as well as the greatest Olmec sites. Aug 1, 2008 - The artifact is believed to date back from about 500 B.C. 1200 a group of nomadic hunters called the Aztecs migrated into Mesoamerica in search of food and wild game. May 26, 2013 - Saturday, 25 May 2013 at 15:38. However, mistakenly applied the name "Olmec" to the rediscovered ruins and artifacts in the heartland decades before it was understood that these were not created by people the Aztecs knew as the "Olmec," but rather a culture that was 2000 years older. I travel in Mexico how many foreign visitors don't know the Olmecs from the Toltecs, never mind the Totonacs. Jun 5, 2013 - Wednesday, 5 June 2013 at 10:28. Aug 30, 2013 - The Olmecs centred in the Gulf of Mexico (now the states of Veracruz and Tabasco) their influence and trade activity spread from 1200 BCE, even reaching as far south as present-day Nicaragua. Jun 2, 2009 - The Olmec were an ancient Pre-Colombian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, roughly in what are the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Jan 13, 2009 - The Olmecs are often referred to as the "mother culture" of the region that later saw the rise of the Mayas and Aztecs, and the colossal stone heads are often considered the most emblematic pieces of their art. Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Sixth Edition) (Ancient Peoples and Places) book download. Monumental sacred complexes, massive stone sculpture, The Olmec civilization presents something of a mystery, indeed, we do not even know what they called themselves, as 'Olmec' was their Aztec name and meant 'rubber people'. OLMEC, MAYA, AZTEC, MAROON AFRICAN HERITAGE TOUR OF MEXICO WITH RUNOKO RASHIDI JULY 17 -- 23, 2014 $2045.00 PER PERSON IN TWIN ROOM FROM NEW YORK $2395. Most of what we've learned about Mexico's ancient cultures begins and ends with the Aztecs and the Maya. However, here's my two-cents worth:This book is a must read for anyone who lacks basic knowledge of the ancient Mexican cultures. The area is about 125 miles long and 50 Ancient Mesoamericans, spanning from ancient Olmecs to Aztecs, extracted latex from Castilla elastica, a type of rubber tree in the area. Feb 22, 2007 - The Olmecs, for those unfamiliar with Precolumbian Mexico except through watching episodes of "The Simpsons", lived mostly in the present day Mexican state of Tobasco, which is on the Gulf of Mexico in the south. When the Spanish Conquistadors landed in Mexico and Peru, in the 16th century, they found the natives of these lands in possession of large and beautiful emeralds, some of which were cut with great skill into peculiar and Besides being used as an ornamental stone, the emerald was also considered as a sacred stone by the ancient Indian tribes such as the Olmec, Inca, Aztec, Toltec, Maya, Chibcha, Muisca, etc. Aug 27, 2012 - Manuel's review of this book is excellent - I couldn't have written it any better!