ative ▁Period . ▁Complex ▁A ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁re built ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁and ▁this ▁date ▁range ▁comes ▁from ▁carbon ▁samples ▁from ▁construction ▁fills . ▁Reb e cca ▁Gonz ale z ▁Lau ck ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁the ▁Ol m ec ▁concentration ▁at ▁La ▁V enta ▁occurred ▁from ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁– ▁ 4 0 0 ▁B CE ▁and ▁the ▁overrid ing ▁point ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁that ▁an ▁exact ▁chron ology ▁has ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁el us ive . ▁ ▁Th re ats ▁to ▁La ▁V enta ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 3 ▁ancient ▁Ol m ec ▁sculpt ures ▁were ▁dam aged ▁with ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁salt ▁water , ▁gra pe ▁ju ice , ▁and ▁oil ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁attempting ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁supposed ▁pre - Col umb ian ▁rit ual ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁peace ▁and ▁world - he aling . ▁The ▁group ▁of ▁two ▁Mex icans , ▁Roberto ▁Con de ▁Dí az ▁and ▁José ▁Pablo ▁M egen es ▁J asso , ▁and ▁an ▁American ▁citiz en , ▁W anda ▁I v ette ▁Agu ilar ▁were ▁alleg ed ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁Christian ▁sect ▁called ▁" N ue va ▁Gener ación ". ▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁prompt ed ▁Mexican ▁legisl ators ▁to ▁draft ▁legisl ation ▁" that ▁would ▁increase ▁fin es ▁and ▁j ail ▁time ▁for ▁v andal ism ▁and ▁lo oting ▁of ▁monuments ▁and ▁arch ae ological ▁sites ." ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ol m ec ▁figur ines