Elite Olmec sculptures, such as a greenstone monument were later used by Tres Zapotes’ collective government as symbols of power.(Courtesy Christopher Pool) Researchers believe that it’s ...

But there are lots of objects bearing symbols, marks and glyphs, such as pottery and sculptures, and they show us that writing was originally widespread across the Olmec heartland. Even if we can ...

Mexican Cultural Center DuPage (MCCD) in coordination with Meztli Mexico and in partnership with the College of DuPage Public Art Project (COD) and the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB) ...

Austin: University of Texas, 2000. Benson, Eizabeth P. and Beatrice de la Fuente. Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico, Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1996. Berrin, Kathleen ed. Spirit of Ancient ...

Mexico says the artefacts were taken illegally from an Olmec archaeological site in eastern Mexico. They were seized from controversial Costa Rican art collector Leonardo Patterson in southern ...

The big difference between the monument at Aguada Fénix and the Olmec sites, however, is its lack of humanoid sculptures. “Unlike those Olmec centers, Aguada Fénix does not exhibit clear ...

But there are lots of objects bearing symbols, marks and glyphs, such as pottery and sculptures, and they show us that writing was originally widespread across the Olmec heartland. Even if we can ...