The Olmec Tribe of Southern Mexico is the oldest tribe in Central America. This paper takes a general look at life during the period of the Olmecs: their religous, social and political beliefs. I also discuss their contributions to the history of Mexico. Uncovering the Mother of American Culture: the Olmecs I thought when I decided upon the Olmecs as my paper topic that I would examine the claim that this prehistoric tribe was Africans. …showed first 75 words of 1110 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1110 total…Indians of the Americas and then left behind proof of their co-habitation. Lastly, the crazy practice of head binding? The anthropologists believe the noble families in the Olmec civilization would wrap their infants' head and deform them into an elongated one. We could say that one Olmec class distinction was made with the shape of the head. Leaving behind a mysterious history and an advanced civilization, the Olmecs have literally carved their place in history,