"Important collection of articles summarizing current research on the preclassic Gulf Coast Olmec and inter-regional relations. Topics covered include chronology and antecedents, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, El Manatí, La Venta, economics, monumental art, sociopolitical organization, cosmology, and relations with Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Chalcatzingo, and the altiplano. Printed on glossy paper with color photographs; oversize format"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.