The Olmec Civilization of ancient Mexico thrived between the years of 1,200 and 400 BCE. Research indicates it heavily influenced later civilizations in the area, including the Mayans. There are ...

Among the world’s oldest civilizations, areas of Mexico and Central America were ... The oldest is the Olmec civilization, considered Mesoamerica’s largest and most important and thrived ...

The people of this mask are the Olmec, who ruled in what's now Mexico for around a thousand years, from 1400 to 400 BC. They've been called the mother culture - the 'cultura madre' - of Central ...