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Olmec Culture
- Dates of predominance
- Name variations and pronunciation
- Location
- Important sites
- History
- Economy
- Government: A ruling elite
- Religion
- Arts
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In the early 1900s the Olmecs (pronounced OLE-mecks) were a little known cultural group (a group of people who share customs, history, beliefs, and other traits) of ancient Mesoamerica. Scholars had named the group based on the artistic style of a few of their artifacts (things created or used by humans in past times), but no one knew when they had lived. In fact, most...
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