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Mesoamerican Civilization timeline
c. 1500 BC
The Maya are believed to have lived in the same region from about 1500 BC to the present day - America's longest example of continuity
c. 1200 BC
San Lorenzo develops as the first centre of America's earliest civilization, that of the Olmecs
c. 1000 BC
Massive stone heads carved by the Olmecs provide a dramatic beginning to the story of American sculpture
La Venta, giant head
Photograph Beryl Pethick
c. 1000 BC
The Olmecs raise large clay platforms, probably with temples at the top, beginning the long American tradition of sacred pyramids
c. 900 BC
La Venta replaces San Lorenzo as the capital city and cultural centre of the Olmecs
c. 600 BC
An Olmec sculptor creates the piece known today as the
Wrestler
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