Olmec colossal heads
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The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres. The heads date from at least 900 BCE and are a distinctiv
San Lorenzo Colossal Head 4, now at the Xalapa Museum of Anthropology
La Venta Monument 1, c. 1960
"Olmec-style" face mask in jade
Pottery Olmec figurine of an "infantile figure", a common and distinct Olmec type
Tabasco
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Tabasco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco, is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa.
Olmec colossal heads
…of ancient Mesoamerica. All portray individuals with characteristics corresponding to phenotypes that are still common among the inhabitants of Tabasco and Veracruz. The backs of the monuments are often flat. The boulders were brought from the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas mountains of Veracruz. Given that the…
Comalcalco (archaeological site)
Grijalva River flowing through Villahermosa
View of Villahermosa, the capital of Tabasco