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c. 15,000 years ago
Archaeological evidence reveals that the central plains of north America by now have a widespread human population
c. 5000 BC
Squash and chili are the first plants to be cultivated in America, in the Tehuácan valley in modern Mexico
Red and green chili peppers
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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
c. 400 BC
The Zapotecs create a great city at Monte Alban, continuing the Olmec culture
c. 300 BC - AD 100
The people of Paracas, a coastal region of central Peru, create extremely sophisticated fabrics of woven cotton or vicuña wool
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