The Olmec were an early Mesoamerican civilization that existed during the Formative period (1800BCE–300CE). While they are often associated with producing colossal heads, they also engaged in ...

Introducing Olmec archaeology / Mary E. Pye, John E. Clark -- Olmec archaeology after regional perspectives: an assessment of recent research / Richard A. Diehl -- Framing the gulf Olmecs / Barbara L.

All Olmec sculpture was created for a purpose, whether it be religious or political. In the case of Monument 9, it clearly pertains to the Earth, which in Mesoamerica was considered a sacred ...

The Olmec heads are among the largest non-architectural monuments ever discovered in Mexico, ranging between roughly 3.5 and 11.5 feet in height and weighing up to eight tons, with the largest of ...

Many scholars regard the Olmec as the “mother culture” of ancient Mesoamerica, a civilization where particular types of monumental architecture, sculpture and gods originated. Among the later Maya, ...

The Olmec civilization developed around present-day Veracruz, Mexico, predating the Maya and Aztecs. Some scholars consider the Olmec society the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica.

Origins of Mesoamerican astronomy and calendar: Evidence from the Olmec and Maya regions. Science Advances . Published January 6, 2023. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq7675.

N APERVILLE, IL — A new public art exhibition brings over-sized, hand-painted sculptures of heads to Naperville and beyond to pay tribute to traditional Mesoamerican Olmec statues. In all, 33 ...