A later center of this civilization was La (*) Venta, which is the site of an acropolis named for Matthew Stirling, who argued that this was the earliest Mesoamerican civilization.
The Cascajal Block is thought to be inscribed with writing from this civilization. A successor to this civilization was centered at sites such as Tres Zapotes. They are not the Aztecs, but this civilization was once centered at San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán. A later center of this civilization was La (*) Venta, which is the site of an acropolis named for Matthew Stirling, who argued that this was the earliest Mesoamerican civilization. For 10 points, name this pre-Columbian civilization of Mexico, known for their giant sculptures of heads.
The Cascajal Block is thought to be inscribed with writing from this civilization.
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