The Olmecs: Considered Mesoamerica's "mother culture," the Olmecs (1500-400 BCE) pioneered concepts like the ballgame and possibly early writing and calendar systems. Their colossal stone heads, weighing tons, display unique facial features, sparking debate about their origins. The reasons for their decline around 400 BCE are unclear, but their artistic and religious influences profoundly shaped later civilizations like the Maya and Aztecs, even as their own society vanished.
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