Question

At one site associated with this archeological culture, a sacrificial bog preserved a large collection of wooden busts depicting “elongated men.” A cleft head, almond-shaped eyes, (-5[1])and a downturned mouth (10[1])are characteristic of this culture’s depictions of what are thought (10[1])to be “were-jaguars.” (10[11]-5[1])A set (10[1])of glyphs (10[1]-5[2])inscribed (-5[1])on the (10[1])Cascajal Block (10[2])suggest (-5[1])that this culture independently invented (10[3])writing. (10[1])This culture’s (10[1])creation (-5[1])of rubber balls (10[2])may (10[1])indicate (10[1]-5[1])their invention (10[2]-5[2])of (10[1])a regionally (10[1])popular ball (10[1])game. (10[2]-5[2])Matthew and Marion (-5[1])Stirling led excavations at this culture’s sites of Tres Zapotes and La (10[1])Venta. (-5[1])This culture (10[1])created at least 17 (-5[1])massive basalt artifacts (10[2]-5[1])that likely served (10[1])as portraits (10[1])of rulers. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Mesoamerican culture (10[1]-5[1])known for creating (10[1])sculptures (10[1])of colossal heads. (10[3])■END■ (10[9]0[2])

ANSWER: Olmecs [or Tenocelome; prompt on Tamoanchan] (The site in the first line is El Manatí.)
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