Olmec (jan 1, 1200 BC – jan 1, 400 BC)
Description:
-Mesoamerica-only domesticated beast of burden was the llama
-very influential in culture to other civilizations in Americas
-no evidence for an Olmec empire - probably difficult to extend power very far for Olmecs
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1200 BC
jan 1, 400 BC
~ 800 years