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Period: 3500 BCE to 1500 BCE
Archaic Stage
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1200 BCE
Earliest known Mesoamerican hieroglyphics
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1200 BCE
Influenced 26 different cities
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Period: 1200 BCE to 400 BCE
Olmec Empire
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600 BCE
10 Pound Rubber Ball invented
The ball was invented for traditional/ceremonial games. -
400 BCE
Decline of the Olmec Empire
The Olmec Empire started to decline most likely due to environmental changes -
Period: 250 to 900
Classical Stage
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Period: 1000 to 1521
Post Classical Stage
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Period: 1521 to
Colonial Stage
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Large helmet heads
La venta