book chapter

The Olmecs: America's first civilization

Thames and Hudson • New York • Published In 2004 • Pages: 7-202

By: Diehl, Richard A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Diehl provides a current synthesis of archaeological evidence and scholarship on the Olmec. Beyond the portions describing in detail the sequential development and importance of the urban centers of Olmec culture, San Lorenzo and La Venta, Diehl also lucidly discusses the evidence for the early development of the Olmec culture at San Lorenzo and El Manatí, and the declining or 'Epi-Olmec' culture at Tres Zapotes. In-depth and topically organized sections describe and interpret Olmec culture, Olmec art, and Olmec influences throughout Mesoamerica.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Visual arts

Identification

Settlement patterns

Acculturation and culture contact

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Olmec

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2000

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Central Mexico

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Leon G. Doyon ; 2006

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

unknown

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

3600 BP-1750 BP

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Mesoamerica

NotesAdditional notes

Richard A. Diehl

'Olman' (Olmec Core Area or heartland) - use 'IDENTIFICATION (101)' and/or 'TERRITORIAL HIERARCHY (631)'

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-202)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

2004101751

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Olmecs--History/Olmecs--Antiquities/Mexico--Antiquities/Mexico--Civilization--Indian influences