Olmec influence on Gulf Coast, Highland, and Pacific cultures (interaction sphere, c. 1200–400 BCE)

1. La Venta declines near the end of Middle Formative

   Jan 1, 400Labels: La Venta, Gulf Coast

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Chalcatzingo declines around 700 BCE

   Jan 1, 700Labels: Chalcatzingo, Highland Olmec

   • Oxford Academic

3. La Venta rises as the dominant Gulf center

   Jan 1, 800Labels: La Venta, Olmec capital

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. Late Gulf Coast influence reasserts in Soconusco

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Soconusco, La Venta

   • Oxford Handbook

5. Tak'alik Ab'aj records Olmec-to-Maya transition on Pacific route

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Tak'alik Ab'aj, Pacific corridor

   • UNESCO
   • Wikipedia

6. San Lorenzo is destroyed and declines

   Jan 1, 900Labels: San Lorenzo, Destruction

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

7. Highland-style influence reaches Soconusco

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Soconusco, Highland influence

   • Oxford Handbook

8. Chalcatzingo develops Olmec-style monumental iconography

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Chalcatzingo, Monumental iconography

   • Oxford Academic
   • Wikipedia

9. Olmec materials spread into Central Highlands

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Central Highlands, San Lorenzo

   • Britannica

10. San Lorenzo emerges as leading Olmec center

    Jan 1, 1150Labels: San Lorenzo, Olmec center

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

11. Cantón Corralito becomes key Gulf-linked enclave

    Jan 1, 1150Labels: Cant n, Soconusco

    • Oxford Handbook
    • Archaeology

12. Early Gulf Coast influence reaches Soconusco

    Jan 1, 1200Labels: Soconusco, Early influence

    • Oxford Handbook