Olmec Head Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

The Olmec colossal heads are at least seventeen monumental stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. The heads date between 900 and 700 BC and are a distinctive feature of the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. Many are exhibited in the city of Villahermosa in the Parque-Museo La Venta. Tabasco, Mexico.

Replica of Olmec civilization Sculpture, colossal head carved from stone in forest. Big stone head statue in a jungle.

Olmec Colossal Head in the ancient city of La Venta

Thought to have been carved in 700BC, the colossal stone head, along with three others are the most famous monumental artifact in La Venta (now in Villahermosa), Mexico.

The olmecs are the mother culture of maya. They did this colossal head carved in stone.

Olmec Colossal Head in the ancient city of La Venta

Olmec sculpture carved from stone. Big stone head statue in a jungle.

Olmec sculpture carved from stone. Mayan symbol - Big stone head statue

Series of stylized Mexican themed graphics.

Olmec sculpture carved from stone. Big stone head statue in a jungle.

This was an altar-like stone vessel used by the Aztecs to contain human hearts extracted in sacrificial ceremonies. It has a Jaguar incarnation and it is called a Cuauhxicalli.

OLMEC ARCHEOLOGY

Mayan King from the Classic Period, with a great headdress, (c. 250–900 AD) Chiapas, Mexico

Maya numerals, black and white. Vigesimal, twenty-based Mayan numeral system for representing numbers and calendar dates in Maya civilization. Zero is a shell or plastron, one is a dot and five a bar.

Basalt columns of an ancient Olmec tomb frame the soaring Mesoamerican pyramid at La Venta.

Replica of the original pre-Columbian Bas-Relief Stele depicting the last Mayan emperor. This stone depicts the ascension to the throne by king Pakal.

Daytime ground level view of an ancient carved basalt Olmec Colossal head.

Structure built of rocks in layered rows, excavated at the Copalita Archaelogical site in Huatulco, Mexico. the area has ruins from Mayan, Olmec, and Zapotec cultures.

"The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco.The Olmec flourished during Mesoamerica's Formative period, dating roughly from as early as 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE. Pre-Olmec cultures had flourished in the area since about 2500 BCE."

Set of the Mexico traveling related icons

Mexican prehispanic olmec head smiling.

Set of the Mexico traveling related icons

Head of Coyolxauhqui, Mexica-Aztec, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, c. A. D. 1500, Diorite. In Aztec mythology, Coyolxauhqui ("Face painted with Bells") was a daughter of Coatlicue and Mixcoatl and is the leader of the Centzon Huitznahuas, the star gods.

Jaguar Warrior Stone Mask, circa 1400 A.D. private collection

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Thought to have been carved in 700BC, the colossal stone head, along with three others are the most famous monumental artifact in La Venta (now in Villahermosa), Mexico.

Olmec sculpture carved from stone. Mayan symbol - Big stone head statue in a jungle. High quality FullHD footage.

Olmec statue in Mexico

Brussels, Belgium - May 6, 2013: Replica of Olmec Head No 8 in Tournay-Solvay Park in Brussels. Collosal head is a gift from the government of Veracruz to Belgium to celebrate the good ties between both countries. The original stands in the entrance of the University of Xalapa Museum of Anthropology in Veracruz, Mexico.

View of an ancient Olmec figure carved out of basalt at the base of the La Venta Pyramid.

The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco.

La Pirámide, known as the Temple of Kukulcán (or also just as Kukulcán), is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán

OLMEC ARCHEOLOGY

Sculpted Central American Human Head that now has plants for hair.

Olmec sculpture carved from stone. Big stone head statue in a jungle.

vector map with heartland of Olmec civilization for your design

a terracotta olmec face idol souvenir isolated over a black background

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Country: Mexico

Old ancient stone Mayan pre-columbian civilization carved face and ornament, Lamanai archeological site, Orange Walk District, Belize

Vector iconic elements and motifs related to prehispanic indian cultures on a parchment background

Replica of Olmec civilization Sculpture, colossal head carved from stone in forest. Big stone head statue in a jungle.

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Stone wall court from Mayan Civilization at the Izapa Archaeological Site.

Mayan King from the Classic Period, (c. 1100 AD)

Day time ground view of an ancient Olmec carved basalt statue.

Archeological site and pyramids

aztec background - showing ancient god and some inscriptions

"1951 Mexican postage stamp depicting an Olmec stone head, in Tabasco, Mexico. Canon 40D with 100mm macro; no sharpening."

Location of Mesoamerica, political map. Historical region and cultural area in southern North America and most of Central America, from Mexico to Costa Rica, where pre Columbian societies flourished.