Art History Resources: Formative Period Mesoamerica
Olmec Culture, 1200 BC - 300 BC

Early Formative	1500 BC - 900 BC
Middle Formative	900 BC - 300 BC
Late Formative	300 BC - 300 AD
Early Classic (in Mexico)	150 AD - 650 AD

Reference for dates: D. K. Jordan.

(See also: Mesoamerican Resource Page)

Web Resources - Mesoamerica - Formative Period
Formative Mesoamerica: Images From Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology. David R. Hixson
Images of Mexico. Edward Dawson
La Venta. Emuseum
La Venta. Julia Kappelman, University of Texas at Austin
La Venta. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mesoamerican Cultures List: Formative Period. Edgar Martin del Campo
Met Timeline: Mexico, 1000 BC - 1 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Olmec. Emuseum
The Olmec. Mesoweb.com
Olmec Art. Dumbarton Oaks
Olmec Civilization. Ellie Crystal
Olmec Heads At La Venta. Tim and Cindie Travis
Olmec Images From La Venta.
Olmec Slide Review. Mary Jo Watson, University of Oklahoma
The Olmec World. Gillett G. Griffin.
The Olmecs. Joćo Sedycias, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
The Olmecs. University of Guadalajara
Quetzalcoatl: Ancient Origins?. Katherine Guardado and David Shindle

Image Links (click inside)

1. Early to Middle Formative (2000 BC - 300 BC)

Double Spout Vessel Mexico Formative Period	Carved Bowl Mexico 1200-300BC	Standing Man Xochipala 1600-1200BC	Standing Female Tlatilco 1200-900BC	Acrobat Tlatilco 1200-800BC
"The Wrestler" Mexico 1200-800BC	Baby Figure Veracruz 1200-900BC	Baby Figure Las Bocas 1200-800BC	Hunchback Mexico 1200-800BC	Bird Vessel Central Mexico 1200-500BC
Mask Veracruz 1150-550BC	Jade Pectoral Mexico 1000-600BC	Mask Mexico 1000-500BC	Maskette Vera Cruz 900-600BC	Mask Mexico 900-400BC
Standing Male Tobasco 900-500BC	Real or Fake? Olmec style 20th century (?)	Man-Jaguar Tobasco 900-300BC	Seated Figure Mexico 900-300BC

2. Late Formative to Early Classic (300 BC - 300 AD)

Supported Vessel Colima 200BC-300AD	Trumpet Vessel Colima 200BC-300AD	Seated Male Colima 200BC-300AD	Model Headdress Colima 300BC-300AD	Dog Colima 300BC-300AD
Woman Holding Dog Nayarit 300BC-300AD	Vessel Flute Nayarit 200BC-300AD	Kneeling Female Nayarit 100-1BC	Seated Figure Nayarit 100BC-300AD	Seated Female Nayarit 100BC-300AD
Drummer Jalisco 300BC-300AD	Seated Female Jalisco 100BC-300AD	Bowl Jalisco 300BC-300AD	Seated Figure Zapotec 200BC-200AD	Kneeling Female Costa Rica, Rosales 200BC-200AD

[last updated October 9, 2005]

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