All seventeen of the confirmed heads in the Olmec heartland were sculpted from basalt mined in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas mountains of Veracruz. Most were formed from coarse grained dark grey basalt known as Cerro Cintepec basalt after a volcano in the range.
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All seventeen of the confirmed heads in the Olmec heartland were sculpted from basalt mined in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas mountains of Veracruz. Most were formed from coarse grained dark grey basalt known as Cerro Cintepec basalt after a volcano in the range.
The stone head sculptures of the Olmec civilization of the Gulf Coast of Mexico ... seen today in residents of the modern Mexican cities of Tabasco and Veracruz.
The Olmec are probably best known for the statues they carved: 20 ton stone heads, quarried and carved to commemorate their rulers. The name Olmec is an Aztec word meaning the rubber people; the Olmec made and traded rubber throughout Mesoamerica.
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Mystery Behind Mexico's Colossal Olmec Heads. Olmec Head Number 1 (San
Lorenzo) | © Mesoamerican/WikiCommons. Olmec Head at Parque La Venta,
Villahermosa | © Arian Zwegers/Flickr. Tres Zapotes Colossal Head 1 | ©
HJPD/WikiCommons. An Olmec head in Mexico City | © Tinou Bao/Flickr. San Lorenzo Monument 3 | © Maribel ...
The stone heads have been found at the three most significant Olmecs sites in ... in Vera Cruz, one of which, the largest known, is nine feet, four inches high, and ...
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Mar 7, 2017 - San Lorenzo is an Olmec period site located in the state of Veracruz, ... Ten colossal stone heads representing heads of past and present rulers ...
Jan 1, 2016 - All of the massive Olmec heads display Negroid features. Can you ... Tres Zapotes, Veracruz – Head Monument A – 1.47m / 7.8 tonnes. —-.
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