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 ...

What they tell us about the past: Of the 17 known Olmec colossal heads found across Mexico, no two look alike.For instance, one is decorated with a crown engraved with jaguar paw prints while ...

Olmec colossal heads, such as this one unearthed in the 19th century at the site of Tres Zapotes, are thought to be portraits of all-powerful kings.(De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images) On a ...

Initially confounded, Goudeau pointed out to the Fine Arts Museums board president: "You've got rocks at the de Young and a paper show at the Legion. Now you need scissors." And if any objects ...

The Colossal Head now on display in the Louvre Abu Dhabi lobby earns the adjective in its name with stout aplomb. The ancient sculpture, on loan from the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa, Mexico ...

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 ...

Using primitive tools, the Olmecs carved their colossal heads out of boulders. The multi-ton stone sculptures the Olmec artists left behind have headgear, flat noses, thick lips and distant eyes ...

The head is a replica of Olmec Colossal Head No. 1, one of more than a dozen basalt sculptures found in the Mexican state of Veracruz in the mid-1900s. The stones date back to at least 900 B.C.

The Olmec heads are arriving. The “Olmec Origins” culturally decorated heads exhibit will be opening at the Gail Borden Public Library at 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin. These heads were located ...