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Estela 1 from La Mojarra, Veracruz, Mexico (Late Preclassic Period)

Hieroglyphs representing a conquered town, from Building J at Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico.

The earliest found depiction of the feathered serpent god (precursor of later Quetzalcoatl/Kukulcan) was made by the olmecs at La Venta.

Early Preclassic Period (1200 - 900 BC), found at Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico.

The importance of this piece is on the dates marked in it belonging to the Late Preclassic. It is further proof that the olmecs invented the Long Count mesoamerican calendar and perhaps developed astronomical observations with which the Maya are usually credited.

Familia lingüística otomangue.

Señorios maya a inicios del siglo XVI.

Olmec culture, middle preclassic period. Unknown Provenience, Mexico.

Basalt figure of a bearded man named "Wrestler". Olmec culture, early or middle preclassical period. Veracruz, Mexico

Greenstone figure from Las Limas, Veracruz, Mexico. A young man holds the figure of a baby-feline like deity. The drawings on the right are on its shoulders and knees representing another four deities.

Jade effigy ax, known as the "Kunz" ax. Olmec culture, preclassic period.

El imperio inca en su máxima extensión en 1532.

Source: Coe, M.D. (1962) Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs.