olmecs in English
noun
1
a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico ( circa 1200–400 bc ), who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization.
He writes, ‘Engineers, farmers, artisans, and traders, the Olmecs had a remarkable civilization.’
2
a people living in the same general area as the prehistoric Olmec during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Archaeological evidence indicates that the jicama was grown by all the major early Mesoamerican civilizations, including the Olmec , Maya, Toltec, and Aztec.
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