The World of Mexico's Olmecs

A History of Mankind (53)

(This post is a sequel to this earlier post. The previous post on the history of the Americas is here. To see all older posts in a list arranged by subject, click here)

Isolated from any Eurasian influences on the other side of the world, Olmec society was centered on swampy, humid lowlands around the Coatzacoalcos River, which has a fertile basin, is ea…