How Did The Olmec Build Stone Buildings

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The Olmec had built many buildings and tools. The Olmec would make colossal stone structures. The stone structures(big gray stone animals and stone heads) would be worshiped in the middle near the temple. We included these because they were amazingly build out of only stone and they were huge. The Olmec would built stone temples that kind of looked like pyramids to worship their gods. We included this because the temples were a part of their daily life. The Olmec would use tools, mainly made out of stone.They would use these to kill things and build things. This was also a big part in their daily life. Just about all of the buildings and tools were made of stone.

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