By : Jailene Reyes, Maria Gonzalez , Deandre Kennedy, Timothy Rodriguez , John Duru

THE OLMEC TRIBES

The olmecs lived in the area of the Mexican Costal Plans of Southern Veracruz and Tabaco.

Olmecs were the first people to use a written language, as well as the first to cultivate and use the Cacao tree.

Olmec's originated in 1250 B.C and disappeared around 400 B.C

THE LIFE OF THE OLMECS

ARTS They made fine pottery and carved jade jewelry

Incredible findings from the Olmec culture are the sculptures.

The elements used for the making is wood , basalt and jade to make statues

MASKS This mas was probably worn around the neck as a pendant and

may have given the wearer a new identity, perhaps that of an ancestor or a god who mad by the Olmec's the earliest known settles civilization of Central America.

CULTURE They were a little known cultural of people who share customs,

history, beliefs, and other traits of ancient Mesoamerica

No one knew they have lived in fact most people assumed the Olmec's had lived after the ancient Maya

They were hunting gathers within a local area and would also have supported a sedentary lifestyle.

Animals were strong symbols in there religion . As the elite became strong, the elite are now considered gods themselves which changed the dynamics of the whole religious and social organization