
Mexican art history
Olmecs
Olmec - Wanted poster
Eastern and Central Mexico
15800-400 BC
People who had their sphere of influence from Guerero to the Gulf of Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco).
Famous are the big head statues.
Often referred to as the first high culture of America
Beginnings of writing, calendar calculation ...
Olmeken - Information
The culture of the Olmecs - often referred to as mother culture - already lays the foundation for the aesthetic development of the cultures of Mexico and Central America - astronomy, pyramid building, writing, mythology, and possibly the calendars were already developed in the era 1800-400 BC.