Formative period of Mesoamerica

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archaeological period cultural period historical era

The Formative period of Mesoamerica was an early era of cultural development (roughly 2000–200 BCE) marked by the rise of complex societies, urban centers, and foundational religious and artistic traditions that shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Formative period of Mesoamerica canonical 4
Formative period of North America 1
Middle Formative period 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological period ⓘ
cultural period ⓘ
historical era ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Preclassic period (Maya civilization) ⓘ
surface form: Preclassic period of Mesoamerica
artStyle Olmec civilization ⓘ
surface form: Olmec art style

baby-face figurines ⓘ
incised pottery decoration ⓘ
were-jaguar motifs ⓘ
associatedWith colossal stone heads of the Olmec ⓘ
development of maize agriculture ⓘ
domestication of beans and squash ⓘ
early ballgame traditions ⓘ
early calendar systems ⓘ
incipient writing or proto-writing systems ⓘ
use of jade in elite art ⓘ
characterizedBy ceremonial centers ⓘ
development of agriculture-based economies ⓘ
development of long-distance trade networks ⓘ
development of religious iconography ⓘ
development of sculptural traditions ⓘ
emergence of complex societies ⓘ
emergence of hereditary elites ⓘ
increased sedentism ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
rise of urban centers ⓘ
social stratification ⓘ
use of pottery ⓘ
economicActivity ceramic production ⓘ
jade and greenstone exchange ⓘ
obsidian trade ⓘ
salt trade ⓘ
endTime circa 200 BCE ⓘ
followedBy Classic period in Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form: Classic period of Mesoamerica
follows Archaic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
hasCulture Gulf Coast chiefdoms ⓘ
Olmec civilization ⓘ
Zapotec civilization ⓘ
early Maya cultures ⓘ
pre-Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca ⓘ
hasPart Early Formative period ⓘ
Late Formative period ⓘ
Middle Formative period ⓘ
hasSite Chalcatzingo ⓘ
Cuicuilco ⓘ
El Mirador (early occupation) ⓘ
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site ⓘ
surface form: Kaminaljuyú

La Venta ⓘ
Monte Albán ⓘ
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán ⓘ
Tlatilco ⓘ
Tres Zapotes ⓘ
influenced Classic period in Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form: Classic period of Mesoamerica

Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
locatedIn Mesoamerica ⓘ
partOf Mesoamerican chronology ⓘ
religiousFeature rain and fertility deities ⓘ
sacred mountains and caves symbolism ⓘ
shamanic practices ⓘ
startTime circa 2000 BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Olmec civilization → period → Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
La Venta → timePeriod → Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Middle Formative period
Mogollon culture → timePeriod → Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Formative period of North America
Cuicuilco → period → Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Preclassic Mesoamerican period
Zapotec people → historicalPeriod → Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Preclassic Mesoamerica
Colossal Heads → period → Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
Epi-Olmec culture → partOf → Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
archaeological zone of Cholula → timePeriod → Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ