CHICAGO (CBS)—Massive heads are turning heads in the western suburbs and they can be considered clues to a part of North American history that isn't widely discussed, but they're on display in the ...

This summer and fall, Naperville is shining a spotlight on Latin American culture. And at the crux of celebration is a pair of hand-painted colossal heads. Over the next few months, Naperville will be ...

MEXICO CITY — A group performing a ritual poured grape juice, oil and other liquids over four Olmec "colossal head" stone sculptures, badly damaging some of Mexico’s most prized archaeological relics, ...

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 ...

A free party will celebrate the appearance of nearly three dozen larger-than-life sculptures at the College of DuPage and around DuPage County. The Olmec Family Fiesta will be from 2 to 6 p.m. June 30 ...

The Olmec heads are arriving. The “Olmec Origins” culturally decorated heads exhibit will be opening at the Gail Borden Public Library at 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin. These heads were located at ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Olmec civilization emerged roughly 3,000 years ago in the eastern ...