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The Olmec Family Fiesta will be from 2 to 6 p.m. June 30 at the Lakeside Pavilion ... tattoos, mural painting and ... “The first head was found in 1862 and it wasn’t really until 1938 that the ...
Gallery: New display for Covina’s Olmec head COVINA – After much argument and debate, a 7-ton colossal Olmec head has made its way to its new home at Jalapa Park. The Olmec head was relocated ...
Archaeologists study a monumental Olmec stone head discovered at the La Venta site in Tabasco state, Mexico richard hewitt stewart/fine arts museums of s.f. Plaque with carved human profile ...
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.
Dennis Pate, who is the CEO and executive director of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, examines the Olmec head. Crews installed a 20,000-pound stone Olmec head in the Lied Jungle at the ...