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  • noun Plural form of Olmec.

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  • Towards the end of the pre-classical period an early people known as the Olmecs had brought the connection between religion and art to a zenith.

    Once Upon A Time . . . - The Historical Overview Part 1 2006

  • Towards the end of the pre-classical period an early people known as the Olmecs had brought the connection between religion and art to a zenith.

    Once Upon A Time . . . - The Historical Overview Part 1 2006

  • According to book "Unexpected Faces in Ancient America", of Alexander von Wuthenau, the Tulas aka Olmecs, were Nubian-Ku#es, but regarding that the word "Aztec" came from AZ-TLAN, referring to the sunk continent between America-Europa-Africa and the word "Tula" came from THU-LE, a land of the ancient Lemurian continent, most likely Kukulkan was originally from Atlantis and the Tulas were Lemurians.

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg asymmetric 2010

  • The first section deals with the Pre-Conquest, "Ten thousand years (more or less) in a few paragraphs," followed by the rise and fall of civilizations like the Olmecs and the Maya until the "meanest sons of bitches around … the people we know as the Aztecs," after years of wandering in the desert arrived in central México and took over … that is until the Spanish arrived in 1519 and took over.

    Gods, Gachupines and Gringos: A People's History of Mexico by Richard Grabman 2009

  • I thoroughly discount the rumors that you lived briefly with the Olmecs over on the coast.

    Page 2 2009

  • Like their Mayan descendants, the Olmecs incor porated images of infants and jaguars into their art to show their respect for the surrounding land and wildlife.

    Olmec 'Baby,' Age 3,000, Visits an L.A. Museum Kelly Crow 2010

  • But a new exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico," proves the Olmecs also excelled on a smaller scale.

    Olmec 'Baby,' Age 3,000, Visits an L.A. Museum Kelly Crow 2010

  • I thoroughly discount the rumors that you lived briefly with the Olmecs over on the coast.

    Page 2 2009

  • The wealthy Olmecs who dominated Mexico's Gulf coast between 1400 B.C. and 400 B.C. relied heavily on farming corn and so revered water as a spiritual source of their fortunes.

    Olmec 'Baby,' Age 3,000, Visits an L.A. Museum Kelly Crow 2010

  • I thoroughly discount the rumors that you lived briefly with the Olmecs over on the coast.

    Page 2 2009

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