Olmecs

GPTKB entity

Statements (108)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient people
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:religious_art
urban planning
calendar systems
writing systems
gptkbp:declinedAfter 400 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy archaeologists in 19th century
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
gptkbp:firstMajorCivilizationIn gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 1500 BCE – 400 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olmecs
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkb:Zapotec_civilization
gptkb:Teotihuacan_culture
gptkbp:knownFor jade artifacts
Mesoamerican ballgame
early writing system
colossal stone heads
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Mixe–Zoquean
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:mainAnimalDomesticated gptkb:bird
gptkb:dog
gptkb:entomologist
gptkb:meat
gptkbp:mainCrops maize
squash
beans
manioc
gptkbp:mainDeity Feathered Serpent
Jaguar god
Rain god
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:jade
granite
obsidian
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:La_Venta
gptkb:San_Lorenzo_Tenochtitlán
gptkb:Tres_Zapotes
gptkbp:possibleCauseOfDecline internal conflict
resource depletion
environmental changes
gptkbp:region gptkb:Gulf_Coast_of_Mexico
gptkbp:style mask making
naturalistic
monumental sculpture
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:clothing
gptkb:fish
gptkb:jade
gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:salt
gptkb:sugar
gptkb:pyrite
gptkb:chocolate
gptkb:copal
amber
musical instruments
quartz
rubber
textiles
cotton
feathers
fruits
gourds
incense
magnetite
medicinal plants
obsidian
spices
vegetables
amulets
mirrors
shells
tools
beads
masks
ornaments
herbs
sandals
weapons
blankets
mica
dyes
baskets
resins
cacao
hematite
mats
pearls
game animals
figurines
headdresses
serpentine
animal skins
fishing equipment
pendants
cordage
earspools
nets
turtle shells
nose ornaments
statuettes
lip plugs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Feathered_Serpent
gptkb:Feathered_Serpent
gptkb:central-southern_Mexico
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6