Olmecs

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In historical times, rubber was also used as an incense (albeit a smelly
incense, but hey, what would the Olmeca think of our "air fresheners,
chemicals and all?......)      .....:)

Bernard Ortiz de Montellano wrote:
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> >It is said that the Olmecs were the inhabitants of Olman,  (place of
> >rubber - "ulli").  Would anyone know what was the role of rubber in their
> >lives?
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> >Thanks a lot,
> >Susana Moraleda
> The ball game was a very important part of Mesoamerican  world view, and
> began very early. The oldest Olmec ball court found is  dated 1400 B.C.
> Rubber balls have been found in the Olmec swampy site of El Manati.
>
> Dorothy Hosler has recently published a paper showing thst the techniques
> natives use to make rubber is the same as that reported in early colonial
> times.
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> Bernard Ortiz de Montellano