Deep within the ancient Olmec sanctuary of La Venta, a 2,600-year-old stone relief depicts physical features completely unknown in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Monument 13 portrays a bearded figure ...

In today's video, we explroe the "problem" with the Olmec heads - the fact that they overshadow the rest of Olmec civilization. And, likely, the aspects of Olmec civilization that more important to ...

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 will be ...

In an article recently published in Latin American Antiquity, Dr. Jill Mollenhauer argues that the Gulf Lowland Olmec, one of Mesoamerica's earliest major civilizations, sometimes incorporated ...