It was deemed la cabeza colosal de Hueyapan. In time, archeologists would find 17 more stone heads at four locations. Called the Olmec Colossal Heads, these ancient relics have helped historians learn ...

Though he didn’t realize it at the time, he had just discovered an Olmec head, an artifact created by one of oldest and most important civilizations in the Americas. Since then, a total of 17 ...

For example, in the Olmec city of La Venta, archaeologists discovered four heads positioned on the north and south sides of the city. But instead of facing toward the city center, the heads looked ...

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.

Fernando Ramirez, president and cofounder of the center, said the 5-foot fiberglass pieces are inspired by 17 giant stone heads, standing 10 to 15 feet tall, crafted by the Olmec people between ...