A lot of what we know about them first sprang from the discovery of these monumental Olmec heads. Some of them are 11 feet high, and some of them are 50 tons," said Justin Witte, curator from the ...

Pre-Columbian Mexico was one of world's cradles of civilization, and home to civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec ...

Pre-Columbian Mexico was one of world's cradles of civilization, and home to civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, Purepecha and Aztecs. In past decades, Mexico has been ...

The fest that follows will feature face painting, costumes, music, artistically decorated Olmec heads, huge Catrina puppets, ...

The first episode of the series focuses on the rise and fall of Indigenous empires in the Americas — the Olmec, Inca, Maya and Aztec, which predated the arrival of the Spaniards and other ...

from the Taino to the Olmec, Inca, Maya, Aztec, and more. Despite the fact that they were ultimately decimated by the conquistadors, these societies had an enduring influence on culture ...

In addition to Saint Michael’s Day, another commemoration was occurring: the next day (Monday) the state of Morelos had a ...

Vanilla comes from a flowering orchid and the earliest reports of its cultivation and usage come from pre-Columbian Maya, Olmec, and Totonac communities. When the Spanish arrived, they were ...

The show, curated by Ruben C. Cordova, runs through Feb. 9 and features more than 75 works that span the breadth of San ...

Mary McFadden, who has died aged 85, was a much-married American socialite who, by her own account, “fell into fashion ...