The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

The Olmec were an ancient Mexican civilization best known for the statues they left behind: the so-called “colossal heads.” In 1999, their writing system was revealed when road builders ...

The discovery of this ancient and long-standing culture ... that this person may have been a king: "For the Olmec we have these great colossal heads, we have thrones, portraits of kings and ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs ... Archaeologists study a colossal Olmec stone head in La Venta, Mexico ...