Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs Michael D. Coe, Rex Koontz
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

The Olmec name wasn't theirs at all. The average person will probably know even less, other than . Aug 12, 2013 - Secrets of the Ancient Olmecs Full Documentary The ancient Olmecs in Mexico sculpted massive stone heads 3000 years ago, before even the Roman Empire was established. Much talk is then made about how the Aztecs were the center of a trade empire involving jewels, gold and such, only to announce that the Olmecs must have originated it. Feb 23, 2012 - Linguists classify their language in the Mixe-Zoquean family, remnants of which survive in various pockets in southern Mexico. Thought to be carved in the likenes. Olmec is a Nahuatl word (the language of the Aztec), imposed by U.S. Jan 5, 2014 - Scholars admit that very little is known for sure about the Olmecs of Mexico, other than they are the oldest recorded civilization of Central America and most likely progenitors of the Mayans. They thrived for hundreds of years. The Aztecs named them for their rubber balls “Rubber people” left behind. May 8, 2014 - And human sacrifice!