Mokaya
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Mokaya were pre-Olmec cultures of the Soconusco region in Mexico and parts of the Pacific coast of western Guatemala, an archaeological culture that developed a number of Mesoamerica's earliest-known
Painted ceramics with decorative features such as shell impressions, and use of reflective hematite; 1700-1300 BCE, from Paso de la Amada, Mazatán. Regional Museum of Anthropology and History of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez
Mesoamerican chronology
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Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian; the Archaic, the Pre-classic or Formative, the Classic, and the Postclassic; as well as t
Mokaya
…to have been among the first cultures in Mesoamerica to develop a hierarchical society, which arose in the Early Formative (or Preclassic) period of Mesoamerican chronology, at a time (late 2nd millennium BCE) slightly before similar traits were evident among the early Olmec centers of the Gulf Coast region and the cultures…
Olmec Stone Mask.
South face of the pyramid in La venta, Mexico
Structure 102 in Yarumela.
Recreation of Temple Rosalila at the Museum of Maya Sculpture, Honduras