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When did Olmec society exist?

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The largest and best known Olmec sites are situated along rivers on the coastal plain and include San Lorenzo (1300-900 BC) and Tres Zapotes (1000-400 BC) in Veracruz, and La Venta (1000-600 BC) in Tabasco. At the time of their apogee, these three settlements were probably the most complex "ceremonial" sites found in Mesoamerica. For this reason, the Olmec are often considered to be the cultura madre (mother culture) of later Mesoamerican civilizations.

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