ancient+mesoamerica+olmec

"A 2,500-year-old city influenced by the Olmecs, often referred to as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica, has been discovered hundreds of miles away from the Olmecs' Gulf coast territo

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"A slab inscribed with the oldest writing yet discovered in the New World has been discovered in the Veracruz lowlands in Mexico." Does what it says on the tin, er, slab.

history archaeology ancient mexico cultures olmec mesoamerica veracruz hieroglyphs