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Olmecas

Mesoamerican civilization
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Olmecas

Summary

Olmecas is a civilization[1]. Olmecas draws 2,897 Wikipedia views per month (civilization category, ranking #4 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Olmecas's instance of is recorded as civilization[3].
  • Olmecas's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[4].
  • The location of Olmecas was Olmec heartland[5].
  • The location of Olmecas was Mesoamerica[6].
  • Olmecas's Commons category is recorded as Olmec[7].
  • Olmecas began on 1400 BC[8].
  • Olmecas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Olmec[9].
  • Olmecas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Olmecas's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].
  • Olmecas's has works in the collection is recorded as Art Institute of Chicago[12].
  • Olmecas's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Olmec[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include civilization[3] and ethnic group[4].

Why It Matters

Olmecas draws 2,897 Wikipedia views per month (civilization category, ranking #4 of 28).[2] Olmecas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Olmecas is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Instance of → civilization, ethnic group
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14249, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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