Early Civilizations of "The Americas"

caral supe civilization

3000 BCE

Caral Supe Civilization ( 3000-2500 BC )
The Caral-Supe civilization is the oldest known advanced civilization in the American continents discovered to date. Discovered only as recently as within the first decade of the 21st century, the villages of the Caral Supe were located along the coast of central Peru. They have identify 20 separate villages with central place at the urban community at Caral.

Olmec Civilization

1200 BCE

Olmec Civilization ( 1200 -400 BC )
The Olmec civilization flourished on the gulf coast of Mexico and constructed the first stone pyramids in the North American continent as well as the famous stone 'baby-faced' head monuments.The Olmec had kings, built enormous pyramids, invented the Mesoamerican ballgame, domesticated beans and developed the earliest writing in the Americas. Most importantly for us, the Olmec domesticated the cacao tree, and gave the world chocolate!

Maya civilization

500 BCE

Maya Civilization (500 BC - 800 AD)