- OLMEC ARCHITECTURE
Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Allison Lee Palmer. 2008.
OLMEC ARCHITECTURE
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Mesoamerican architecture — is the set of architectural traditions produced by pre Columbian cultures and civilizations of Mesoamerica, traditions which are best known in the form of public, ceremonial and urban monumental buildings and structures. The distinctive features… … Wikipedia
Ol|mec — «OHL mehk», noun, adjective. –n. a member of a highly civilized people who lived in southeastern Mexico before the Aztecs. Their culture flourished from about 1200 B.C. to 100 B.C. »The most ancient civilization of Mesoamerica is that of the… … Useful english dictionary
