El Manatí "elongated man" style and are the oldest wooden artifacts yet found in Mexico. The rubber balls are also the earliest such items yet discovered and were possibly used in the Mesoamerican ballgame. The Olmec were a Pre-Columbian civilization living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, close to the border between the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The Olmec flourished during Mesoamerica's Formative period, dating roughly from as early as 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE. Pre-Olmec cultures had flourished in the area since about 2500 BCE, but by 1600-1500 BCE Early Olmec culture had emerged centered around the
Attack of the Mayan Mummy as a trash masterpiece." Attack of the Mayan Mummy Attack of the Mayan Mummy is the Americanized, English-dubbed version of a 1957 Mexican horror film called "La Momia Azteca", aka "La Momia". It was made by Jerry Warren, who removed a huge portion of the original Mexican film, replacing it with newly filmed footage featuring American actors. This solved the problem of redubbing the original Spanish dialogue into English. Warren released his film in 1963. He later re-released the film in 1965 on a double bill with his "Creature of the Walking Dead". A Mayan temple maiden named Xochitl is