Late Preclassic

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Mesoamerican cultural period archaeological period

The Late Preclassic was a formative period in Mesoamerican history marked by the growth of large urban centers, increasing social complexity, and the development of monumental architecture and early writing systems.

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Label	Occurrences
Late Preclassic canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican cultural period ⓘ archaeological period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Late Formative ⓘ
associatedWith	Epi-Olmec culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Epi-Olmec script NERFINISHED ⓘ Izapa culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ development of the Long Count calendar ⓘ early Maya hieroglyphic writing ⓘ public ritual and large-scale ceremonies ⓘ
endTime	c. 250 CE ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ
follows	Middle Preclassic ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	construction of large temple pyramids ⓘ development of complex iconography ⓘ development of long-distance trade networks ⓘ development of monumental architecture ⓘ emergence of divine kingship in some regions ⓘ emergence of early writing systems ⓘ expansion of ceremonial centers ⓘ formation of regional states in some areas ⓘ growth of large urban centers ⓘ increased political centralization ⓘ increased social stratification ⓘ increasing social complexity ⓘ intensification of agriculture ⓘ population growth ⓘ urban planning and site layout formalization ⓘ use of stucco façades and masks ⓘ
hasPart	Late Preclassic Maya period NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Preclassic Olmec-related cultures ⓘ Late Preclassic Zapotec period NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Preclassic highland cultures ⓘ Late Preclassic lowland cultures ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSite	El Mirador NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaminaljuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ La Venta (late occupation phase) NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Albán NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakbe NERFINISHED ⓘ San Bartolo NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Preclassic period ⓘ
precedes	Early Classic ⓘ
startTime	c. 400 BCE ⓘ
studiedBy	Mesoamericanists ⓘ archaeologists ⓘ
temporalLocation	1st century CE ⓘ 1st millennium BCE ⓘ 2nd century CE ⓘ

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Mesoamerican chronology → subdividesPreclassic → Late Preclassic ⓘ