Ojochi and Bajío phases (pre-Olmec San Lorenzo)
Ojochi and Bajío phases (pre-Olmec San Lorenzo) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Gulf Coast and Oaxaca (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 1750 to 1450 BCE, a span of 300 years. The language of its people is unknown or undeciphered.
Occupation phases defined at San Lorenzo by Michael Coe and Richard Diehl, about 1750 to 1550 BCE (Ojochi) and 1550 to 1450 BCE (Bajío). Together they form the pre-Olmec Initial Formative sequence at the site.
See Ojochi and Bajío phases (pre-Olmec San Lorenzo) on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1750 to 1450 BCE
- Duration
- 300 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Gulf Coast and Oaxaca, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Sources
The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán.
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Questions
When did Ojochi and Bajío phases (pre-Olmec San Lorenzo) exist?
c. 1750 to 1450 BCE, about 300 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Ojochi and Bajío phases (pre-Olmec San Lorenzo)?
Gulf Coast and Oaxaca, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.
What language did the people of Ojochi and Bajío phases (pre-Olmec San Lorenzo) speak?
It is unknown. No readable writing records it, so any link to a known language family is a hypothesis.
What came after Ojochi and Bajío phases (pre-Olmec San Lorenzo)?
San Lorenzo phase (Olmec).