The Olmec civilization, the first in Mesoamerica, offers valuable clues into the development of the rest of the region. Photograph by Richard Hewitt Stewart, National Geographic According to a ...

Mesoamerica: During the 5th and 6th centuries BC, the ancient Olmec civilization was coming to an end in Mexico. At the about same time, the Mayan civilization was rapidly expanding in Honduras ...

Linguists, archaeologists, and codebreakers have all tried to crack the Indus script and failed-what makes it such a complex ...

According to UNESCO, it was one of the most powerful cultural centers in Mesoamerica and the city extended its cultural and artistic influence throughout the region. Animals were also revered in ...

They were often offered for the construction of public plazas and monuments at Olmec sites and in other regions of Mesoamerica." The axes were used for practical tasks such as chopping wood and ...