Izapan Civilization Dominates Mesoamerica
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Language, Linguistics, Philology, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Cities, Urbanization, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: Latin American History, American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Mexico, Guatemala
- Date: c. 300
Article abstract: Izapan civilization became the heart of a phenomenal cultural development, including early writing and calendrical customs; its Late Preclassic period stylistic impact was felt across the length and breadth of Mesoamerica.
Summary of Event
The ancient settlement of Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico, established and maintained one of the earliest and longest-lived periods of civic-ceremonial and urban development known anywhere in Mesoamerica. Established in the Early Preclassic (c. 2000-900 b.c.e.), or the period identified with the Formative era...
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