Jade and greenstone craft production and trade in Olmec centers (c. 1200–400 BCE)

1. La Venta’s peak and later decline

   Jan 1, 400Labels: La Venta, Complex A

   • La Venta
   • INAH

2. Olmec greenstone mastery highlighted in museum accounts

   Jan 1, 600Labels: Museum accounts, Motagua Valley

   • Met

3. Cruciform celt caches above massive offerings

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Cruciform celt, La Venta

   • Cambridge

4. Large greenstone sculpture tradition exemplified

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Las Limas, Greenstone sculpture

   • Las Limas

5. Massive serpentine block offerings at La Venta

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Massive Offerings, La Venta

   • INAH Museum
   • Cambridge

6. La Venta massive offerings dated near 900 BCE

   Jan 1, 900Labels: INAH dating, Massive Offerings

   • INAH Museum

7. Offering 4 created and buried at La Venta

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Offering 4, La Venta

   • INAH La Venta
   • INAH

8. La Venta’s Complex A phases begin

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Complex A, La Venta

   • La Venta
   • INAH

9. Olmec jade and greenstone exchange intensifies

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Olmec exchange, Gulf Coast

   • Cambridge

10. Motagua jadeite recognized as key source

    Jan 1, 1200Labels: Motagua Valley, Jadeite source

    • Met

11. San Lorenzo becomes major Olmec center

    Jan 1, 1400Labels: San Lorenzo, Early Formative

    • JAS

12. Early greenstone offerings at El Manatí

    Jan 1, 1600Labels: El Manat, Wetland shrine

    • Springer
    • El Manat