The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres (3.8 to 11.2 ft). The heads date from at …

2014年3月21日 · The stone head sculptures of the Olmec civilization of the Gulf Coast of Mexico (1200 BCE - 400 BCE) are amongst the most mysterious and debated artefacts from the …

2024年2月27日 · The Olmec created massive monuments, including colossal stone heads, thrones, stela (upright slabs), and statues. They may have been the originators of the …

Today these massive heads are viewed as hallmark of Olmec art and society, often used as a symbol to represent the whole of Olmec culture. Exhibited today within the halls and …

2024年11月20日 · A collection of 17 colossal stone sculptures, the Olmec Heads were carved from large basalt boulders by the Olmecs beginning around 1200 B.C.E. Since 1862, 17 of …

2024年12月24日 · The Olmec colossal stone heads are some of the most iconic and mysterious artifacts of ancient Mesoamerican history. These massive stone sculptures, carved from …

Seventeen colossal Olmec heads have since been found in four archeological sites– Tres Zapotes, San Lorenzo, La Venta, and La Cobata, in two locations, Veracruz and Tabasco. The …

2019年1月25日 · The Olmec's colossal sculpted heads show the head and face of a helmeted man with distinctly indigenous features. Several of the heads are taller than an average adult …

2022年8月8日 · Adorned with helmet-like headgear, flat noses and full lips, these enigmatic sculptures of a long bygone era are the work of Mesoamerica’s first civilisation – the Olmec’s. …

2024年5月22日 · What they are: A series of massive heads that were each carved out of a single basalt boulder, often transported from miles away, during the Olmec civilization, an a …