Olmec Archaeology and Early Mesoamerica »

Christopher A. Pool is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Kentucky. He has conducted archaeological fieldwork in southern Veracruz state, Mexico and in the eastern United States.

Olmec Archaeology and Early Mesoamerica offers the most thorough and up-to-date book-length treatment of Olmec society and culture available.

List of Illustrations     xi
List of Tables     xv
Acknowledgments     xvii
Introduction     1
"Great Stone Faces of the Mexican Jungle"     34
Olman, the Land of the Olmecs     66
Olmec Beginnings     92
Olmec Transformations: The Middle Formative Period     145
The Olmecs and Mesoamerica     179
Collapse, Continuity, and Evolution: Late Formative Olman     243
The Olmecs and Their Legacy     282
Notes     303
References Cited     309
Index     337