Nearly three dozen artists — 15 are from Mexico — are using large-scale replicas of the Olmec monoliths as their canvas. Ramirez visited Mexico this past December to see their work unfold.

Item 1 of 4 A visitor looks at an Olmec colossal head during the preview of "Colossal masterworks of the Olmec world" exhibition at the Anthropology Museum in Mexico City July 20, 2011.

A large ceremonial center was spotted at the early Olmec site called San Lorenzo, which is located in Veracruz in the lowlands near the Gulf of Mexico and was at its peak from roughly 1400-1000 BC.

An Olmec head at the Museo de Antropología de Xalapa (via Wikimedia Commons) The recently recovered artifact was created in south-central Mexico at Chalcatzingo , the most well-preserved Olmec city .

One of 33 Olmec heads awaits unloading at the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin. ... The 33 heads on display at the library were made in Mexico and decorated by 15 Mexican artists, ...

The most well-known Olmec artifacts are iconic colossal heads that were found near the Gulf of Mexico, but the Earth Monster looks different and is also rich in iconography.

The colossal Olmec heads were found farther away, closer to the Gulf of Mexico. The Earth Monster monument is thought to represent a creature from Olmec mythology about the creation of the cosmos.

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — Mexico is restoring nearly two dozen pre-Hispanic Olmec sculptures damaged by an American woman and two Mexican men. The three were arrested Sunday for allegedly throwing ...

MEXICO CITY — A group performing a ritual poured grape juice, oil and other liquids over four Olmec “colossal head” stone sculptures, badly damaging some of Mexico’s most prized ...

The Olmec heads originated in the southern part of Veracruz, Mexico, and date back to between 1400 BCE to 400 BCE. They are regarded as the most famous artifacts left behind by the Olmecs ...

A large ceremonial center was spotted at the early Olmec site called San Lorenzo, which is located in Veracruz in the lowlands near the Gulf of Mexico and was at its peak from roughly 1400-1000 BC.

MEXICO CITY — A group performing a ritual poured grape juice, oil and other liquids over four Olmec “colossal head” stone sculptures, badly damaging some of Mexico&#821… ...