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This essay will focus on the little‐studied topic of Olmec knowledge of the human body. These included domesticated plants, skilled ceramic production, lithic technologies, and long‐distance travel and trade. People in Formative Period Mesoamerica (2000–250 BCE) developed an array of empirical knowledge and technological adaptations that became the foundation for the later great civilizations.