Gail Borden Public Library’s new Olmec Origins exhibit, featuring 33 Olmec sculptures, makes its Kane County debut Nov. 13 at the main library in downtown Elgin. The large, ornately decorated heads ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two carved sculptures of heads as seen in a museum. . When they were made: 1200 to 400 B.C. What they tell us about the past: Of ...

(Reuters) - Aerial remote-sensing of a large region of Mexico has revealed hundreds of ancient Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, including a large one at an important site for the ancient Olmec culture ...

The United States will return an ancient monstruo de la tierra ("Earth monster") statue to Mexico. The one-ton artifact dates from 800 to 400 BCE and belongs to the Olmec Civilization, an early ...

Don’t be startled by the huge, colorfully painted heads posted along the Illinois Prairie Path, at libraries, at the College of DuPage, in various forest preserves, and other locations in DuPage ...

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 from the city maintenance yard to Jalapa Park, which ...

Fernando Ramirez allows himself to think big. He dreamed up an exhibition of alebrijes monumentales, larger-than-life, surreal creatures painted by Mexican artists at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. Ramirez ...

COVINA – The City Council last week voted 4-1 to relocate a 7-ton colossal Olmec head to Jalapa Park against the wishes of Councilman Bob Low. Low cast the lone vote dissenting against the relocation ...