It always strikes me when I travel in Mexico how many foreign visitors don't know the Olmecs from the Toltecs, never mind the Totonacs. Most of what we've learned about Mexico's ancient cultures ...

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The Olmecs emerged as a fully formed civilization, leaving behind massive basalt heads that defy modern explanations for ...

Did ancient African or Egyptian seafarers cross the Atlantic to kickstart Mesoamerican civilization? In this episode, we tackle the controversial "African Olmec" theory head-on. By examining DNA ...

Lobby Display Shines a Light on the Olmecs and 33 Artists from Across North America in Tribute to the Indigenous Roots of Mexican Heritage Glen Ellyn, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - June 25, 2024) - ...

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 in Colorado in May 2023, ...

An airborne lidar survey recently revealed hundreds of long-lost Maya and Olmec ceremonial sites in southern Mexico. The 32,800-square-mile area was surveyed by the Mexican Instituto Nacional de ...

Olmec stone mask (made around 2,500 years ago) found in Mexico I'm holding a face in my hand, and it's very definitely a face, and not a head. It's made in polished green stone, and it's hollowed out ...