are the olmecs still alive?
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The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico. They lived in the tropical lowlands on the Gulf of Mexico in the present-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The name Olmec is a Nahuatl—the Aztec language—word; it means the rubber people.
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The End of the Olmec Civilization Around 400 B.C. La Venta went into decline and was eventually abandoned altogether. With the fall of La Venta came the end of classic Olmec culture. Although the descendants of the Olmecs still lived in the region, the culture itself vanished.
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Tlaxcala, Mexico's smallest state, was once home to the ancient Olmeca–Xicalanca civilization. ... The most popular is the Jorge “El Ranchero” Aguilar plaza, built in the 18th century in the heart of Tlaxcala City. Today it's known for its farms and textiles. Tlaxcala has a long and rich history of cultural diversity.
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They were not extinct. There were well-established populations in the Ered Luin, the Iron Hills, and Erebor. There may have been Dwarves living farther East as well, descendants of Dwarves who didn't come into the tales of the First Age.
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The Anasazi, or ancient ones, who once inhabited southwest Colorado and west-central New Mexico did not mysteriously disappear, said University of Denver professor Dean Saitta at Tuesday's Fort Morgan Museum Brown Bag lunch program. The Anasazi, Saitta said, live today as the Rio Grande Pueblo, Hopi and Zuni Indians.
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The clearing of its habitat, changes to fire patterns and introduced foxes and wild cats, all threaten their existence. They only survive today in small isolated populations. Our work with Martu people is helping them make a comeback.
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The Mexicas (Aztecs) were part of the Nahua people. So, yes, there are still Nahuas in Mexico, and some probably descend from the Mexicas, but that particular Nahua group still resides in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. ... Mayas are also alive and well in Southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.
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As per our current Database, Dottie Peoples is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: September 20, 2019).
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The Aztecs, who probably originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico, arrived in Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century.
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Actually yes. There's a well known family/tribe called “Bawazier” in Arabic “باوزير” They;re the only known relatives of the Abbasids. That still exist today.
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Around 400 B.C. the great Olmec city of La Venta went into decline, taking the Olmec Classic era with it. Because this civilization declined two thousand years before the arrival of the first Europeans into the region, no one is absolutely certain which factors led to its downfall.
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nope, they're still alive. so far the only way to kill kill an old god is to rip them out like aman'thul did but even then y'sharrj was still able to corrupt after its death. ... I don't have any evidence to support this, but I think C'thun is dead for good but Yogg-Saron is still around.
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Seventeen confirmed examples are known from four sites within the Olmec heartland on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. Most colossal heads were sculpted from spherical boulders but two from San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán were re-carved from massive stone thrones.
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They were the first Mesoamerican civilization, and laid many of the foundations for the civilizations that followed. Among other "firsts", the Olmec appeared to practice ritual bloodletting and played the Mesoamerican ballgame, hallmarks of nearly all subsequent Mesoamerican societies.
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The ancient Maya civilization was formed by members of this group, and today's Maya are generally descended from people who lived within that historical civilization. Today they inhabit southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.
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The Olmecs were polytheistic, believing in many gods who controlled the natural forces of life. These gods took on human-like forms but had a more frightful quality through also showing mixtures of feline, reptile, and bird-like features.
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Olmec ornaments were popular in Mokaya towns. By trading with their Mokaya partners, the Olmec had access to cacao, salt, feathers, crocodile skins, jaguar pelts and desirable stones from Guatemala such as jadeite and serpentine.