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Made by the Chavin people from 900 - 200 BCE unique pottery of the time used animal patterns and intricate animals incorrperated in their art. The animal have religions purposes in their culture. This specific type of pottery was most likely used to collect and hold water.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Stirrup_Vessel_with_Textured_Surface%2C_c._800_BC%2C_Chavin%2C_north_coast_of_Peru%2C_ceramic_and_pigment_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago_-_DSC00337.JPG
The Olmec people built these pyramids in Southern Mexico in 1200-400 BCE. The architecture they made was later an inspiration for following cultures. The pyramids provided people at the time shelter to get away from the climate.
The Chavin people in the Andean higlands area of modern Peru Used similar styles of architecture as Olmec's used. The temples built from 900-200 BCE show that the Chavin understoon the importance of drainage which was especially important during the highlands' rainy season.
http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/peruchavinduhuantar.htm
http://architecture.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1046255/
Monuments such as these heads of Olmec rulers were made in honor of their rules. Which shows us how complex their society was between 1200 - 400 BCE in San Lorenzo.These heads are about 2.9 meters tall and 2.1 meters wide and the facial features can lead us to believe that the rulers were black.
The pyramids made by Zapotec people in 300 - 900 CE were inspired by Olmec architecture. Some of the pyramids can be found in Southern Mexico in what is now Oaxaca.
http://www.gogringo.com/the-olmec-civilization-of-mexico/
http://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2010/09/oaxaca-part-2-monte-alban-zapotec-city.html
The tombs the Zapotec people made represented their respect for the people who are in the tombs between 300 - 900 CE. The more colorful and intricate tombs held the more important people within them for generations to remember the people.
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/18344