Olmec

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_people
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Laguna_de_los_Cerros
gptkb:La_Venta
gptkb:San_Lorenzo_Tenochtitlán
gptkb:Tres_Zapotes
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Mesoamerican_ballgame
gptkb:Mesoamerican_writing_systems
gptkb:Maya_religion
gptkbp:declinedAfter c. 400 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:José_Melgar_y_Serrano
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
gptkbp:firstColossalHeadDiscovered 1862
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 1500 BCE – 400 BCE
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkb:Zapotec_civilization
Teotihuacan
gptkbp:knownFor pyramids
ballgame
jade artifacts
early writing system
colossal heads
gptkbp:language unknown (possibly Mixe–Zoquean)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:mainCrops gptkb:maize
squash
beans
manioc
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:feathered_serpent
gptkb:rain_god
gptkb:maize_god
jaguar god
gptkbp:notablePlace altars
jade masks
stelae
colossal stone heads
gptkbp:region gptkb:Tabasco
gptkb:Veracruz
gptkb:Gulf_Coast_of_Mexico
gptkbp:religion gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:significantRivers gptkb:Tonala_River
gptkb:Coatzacoalcos_River
gptkb:Grijalva_River
gptkbp:style baby-face figurines
distinctive jade carving
were-jaguar motif
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Epi-Olmec_culture
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:La_Venta
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Olmec_hieroglyphs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cholula
gptkb:Archaic_Maya
gptkb:Mesoamerican_Preclassic_period
gptkb:Mesoamerican_cultures
gptkb:Pre-Columbian_Americas
gptkb:La_Venta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olmec