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Olmec long‑distance exchange networks across Mesoamerica (c. 1400–400 BCE)

Olmec long‑distance exchange networks across Mesoamerica (c. 1400–400 BCE)

  1. Early iron-ore mirrors circulate as prestige goods

    Labels: Iron-ore mirrors, Olmec elites
  2. San Martín Pajapan monument signals Tuxtla connections

    Labels: San Mart, Tuxtla volcano
  3. Tuxtla basalt becomes key monumental material

    Labels: Tuxtla basalt, San Lorenzo
  4. Exchange links extend into Oaxaca highlands

    Labels: Oaxaca highlands, Obsidian sources
  5. Obsidian exchange intensifies at San Lorenzo

    Labels: San Lorenzo, Obsidian
  6. San Lorenzo emerges as an exchange hub

    Labels: San Lorenzo, Exchange hub
  7. Olmec-style influence appears in Soconusco

    Labels: Soconusco, Canton Corralito
  8. Tres Zapotes persists as networks fragment and transform

    Labels: Tres Zapotes, Epi-Olmec
  9. La Venta expands greenstone and serpentine offerings

    Labels: La Venta, Greenstone offerings
  10. Motagua jadeite becomes central to interregional exchange

    Labels: Motagua jadeite, Guatemala
  11. Soconusco shows renewed Gulf Coast-linked Olmec influence

    Labels: Soconusco, La Venta
  12. San Lorenzo declines; La Venta rises as focal node

    Labels: San Lorenzo, La Venta