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Gulf Coast Classic

Classic Veracruz

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relative time period: Follows the Olmec tradition, precedes the Central Mexico Postclassic tradition. Encompasses the Protoclassic, Early Classic, Middle Classic, Late Classic or Epiclassic, and Early Postclassic periods, as these terms have been used by investigators in different subregions.

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Pool, C. (2001). Gulf Coast Classic. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0525-9_14

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