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ANTH 336  New World Prehistory
Dr. Darlene Applegate
Fall 2006
Mesoamerica Culture Area
Pre-Columbian Civilizations

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POST-CLASSIC PERIOD

Valley of Mexico:  Toltec (AD 950 to 1200), Aztec (AD 1200 to 1521)

Yucatan Peninsula:  Maya (post AD 900)



CLASSIC PERIOD

Valley of Mexico:  Teotihuacan (200 BC to AD 700)

Valley of Oaxaca:  Monte Alban, Mixtec Civilization (AD 300-800)

Lowlands and Highlands:  Maya (AD 250 to 900)



FORMATIVE / PRE-CLASSIC PERIOD

Gulf Coast:  Olmec (1500 to 500 BC)

Valley of Oaxaca:  Monte Alban, Zapotec Civilization (1400 BC to AD 700)

Lowlands:  Maya (1000 BC to AD 250)

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