It was deemed la cabeza colosal de Hueyapan. In time, archeologists would find 17 more stone heads at four locations. Called the Olmec Colossal Heads, these ancient relics have helped historians learn ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection ...

Though he didn’t realize it at the time, he had just discovered an Olmec head, an artifact created by one of oldest and most important civilizations in the Americas. Since then, a total of 17 ...

Olmec colossal heads, such as this one unearthed in the 19th century at the site of Tres Zapotes, are thought to be portraits of all-powerful kings.(De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images ...

This summer and fall, Naperville is shining a spotlight on Latin American culture. And at the crux of celebration is a pair of hand-painted colossal heads. Over the next few months, Naperville ...

The Olmec Family Fiesta will be from 2 to 6 p.m. June 30 at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. It’s a free, family-friendly event featuring live music by Mariachi ...

The Mexican artifact, called the Olmec Cave Mask, was stolen from the Chalcatzingo archaeological site in Mexico’s Central Highlands in the 1960s. Smugglers broke the millennia-old mask into ...

Here, visitors will pass through the planet's core, exiting in southern Mexico, where the ancient Olmec civilization began, with a side trip to Los Angeles's Boyle Heights neighborhood.

They discovered the sculptures and have been toggling replicas of the Olmecs' creations. "The Olmecs are actually often referred to as the mother civilization in Mexican culture. A lot of what we ...

This sculpture was reportedly found at the base of a hill at Chalcatzingo, an archaeological site some 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Mexico City, and dates to roughly 600 B.C. Chalcatzingo is ...