The jaguar, represented in Olmec were-jaguar figures and Aztec jaguar warriors (ocēlōtl), embodied strength, protection, and connection to the spiritual realm. Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war ...

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 ...

Crews installed a 20,000-pound stone Olmec head in the Lied Jungle at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday. Crews installed a 20,000-pound stone Olmec head in the Lied Jungle at the Henry ...

Unfortunately, much of the Olmec religion is lost to time. What archaeologists have discovered about their religious ...

Besides, these texts might have also introduced the existence of another mythical God. As explained in the Harley texts, the four Skypiea Gods (Rain, Sun, Forest, and Earth) clashed, and among ...

The significance of the heads to the Olmecs remains a mystery, Ramirez and Tortolero said. There are theories that they represent rulers, significant people or gods, they said. Both men will be ...

building huge pyramids to exalt these gods, the Mayas, Olmecs, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Toltecs and Aztecs developed an artistic tradition unmatched elsewhere in the Americas. Upon the conquest ...

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 ...

Among their gods is the feathered serpent, whom the Aztecs would also worship when they arrived. From around 1200 to 900 BC, San Lorenzo thrived as one of the greatest cities in Mesoamerica. No one ...

Researchers aren’t quite sure who or what the original 17 discovered Olmec heads represent, whether they’re gods, rulers, or even athletes, since the Olmecs — “people of the rubber country ...