Each Olmec head is unique, leading archeologists to believe they may have been made in honor of ancient Mesoamerican rulers.

Mexican pyramids are a key feature of ancient Mesoamerican architecture. While they share some similarities with Egyptian ...

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about ...

Around 5,000 years ago, members of an ancient Peruvian Indigenous group buried an elite member of their society: They wrapped ...

Supe, to which the buried woman belonged, are recognized as one of 6 societies that originated human civilization.

Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through ... MARI researchers in Mexico discovered a giant stone head — a major Olmec monument. "And a golden age of research at Tulane ...

The Caral civilization, also known as the Caral-Supe, was the oldest known civilization in the Americas, building up to 30 major cities ... predate the more-famous Olmec civilization, of modern ...

An often overlooked pyramid in Mexico was filled with pools of a rare element in its underground chambers, leading to new ...

Instead, other cities such as Chichen Itza and later Mayapan ... these statues are believed to represent different Olmec rulers — only seventeen heads have been discovered, with most found ...

The museum carries out its multifaceted mission to celebrate and cultivate the arts, all while keeping the Mexican-American community of Pilsen at its center.