Olmec Archaeology and Early Mesoamerica

Between 1500 and 500 BC the Olmecs flourished in the tropical lowlands of Mexico's Gulf Coast, creating the most complex of Mesoamerica's early societies and its first monumental art. Emphasising the strategies of political leaders and the environmental and social diversity within the Olmec region, this up-to-date and comprehensive study describes the history of Olmec research, synthesises recent scholarship on the ecology, economy, socio-political organisation and ideology of Olmec society, and evaluates current debates over the influence of the Olmecs on their contemporaries and their contributions to later Mesoamerican civilisations.

Author: Christopher Pool
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/26/2007
Pages: 370
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521788823

About the Author
Pool, Christopher: - Christopher A. Pool is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Kentucky. He has conducted archaeological fieldwork in southern Veracruz state, Mexico and in the eastern United States.