Olmec heartland Olmec heartland The Olmec heartland is the southern portion of Mexico's Gulf Coast region between the Tuxtla mountains and the Olmec archaeological site of La Venta, extending roughly 80 km (50 mi) inland from the Gulf of Mexico coastline at its deepest. It is today, as it was during the height of the Olmec civilization, a tropical lowland forest environment, crossed by meandering rivers. Most researchers consider the Olmec heartland to be the home of the Olmec culture which became widespread over Mesoamerica from 1400 BCE until roughly 400 BCE. The area is also referred to as Olman or the
Civilisations (TV series) "Civilisations Festival" is a season of events organised by the BBC in partnership with museums, galleries, libraries and archives across the UK, created to coincide with "Civilisations". It runs from 2 to 11 March 2018 and the trailer for the festival was released on 8 February 2018. Profile Books issued two tie-in volumes adapted by Mary Beard and David Olusoga from their episodes; respectively, these books are "Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith" () and "Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress" (). The series was launched at a preview event at the National Gallery