[DOC] [TLE] Olmec - Wikipedia [PAR] The Olmecs were the first major civilization in Guatemala and Mexico following a 
progressive ... Many of these luxury artifacts were made from materials such as 
jade, .... The heads were carved from single blocks or boulders of volcanic basalt, 
... a colossal head required the efforts of 1,500 people for three to four months. [DOC] [TLE] Olmec colossal heads - Wikipedia [PAR] The Olmec colossal heads are at least seventeen monumental stone 
representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. The heads 
date from at least before 900 BC and are a distinctive feature of ... Most colossal 
heads were sculpted from spherical boulders but two from San Lorenzo 
Tenochtitln were... [DOC] [TLE] Olmec | people | Britannica.com [PAR] Apr 27, 2015 ... 1200400 bce) and one that is thought to have set many of the ... Click here to 
search ... The Nahuatl (Aztec) name for these people, Olmecatl, or Olmec in ... 
stone monuments, including some of the colossal carved heads mentioned 
above. ... cinnabar, red ochre, from Mexico, 12th9th century bce; in the  [DOC] [TLE] Olmec Colossal Stone Heads (Article) - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Mar 21, 2014 ... The stone head sculptures of the Olmec civilization of the Gulf Coast of Mexico ... 
The heads were each carved from a single basalt boulder which in some ... to the 
heads are still seen today in residents of the modern Mexican cities of ... These 
heads are very similar to the San Lorenzo heads but display a... [DOC] [TLE] Olmec Culture - Student Resources in Context - Gale [PAR] Stirling uncovered artifacts proving that the Olmec were a distinct people with a ... 
in Mesoamerica before the Mayait seemed as if suddenly and out of nowhere a 
... Found at several sites, these mammoth sculptures carved from basalt (a .... by 
jaguar heads carved in travertine (a marble-like stone like limestone), as well... [DOC] [TLE] Olmec Colossal Head | Mexico - Pinterest [PAR] These heads were carved from basalt block boudlers. 5. ... from Ancient Peoples  
15 4 ... One of the famous Olmec heads found in Mexico from around 900-600 
B.C. ... This Olmec Statue depicts a shaman in what is very similar to the Scorpion 
Asana of classical yoga. ..... Brought from Sippar to Susa in the 12th century BCE. [DOC] [TLE] The Olmec colossal heads are at least seventeen monumental stone ... [PAR] do not uncover violent elder Gols like this!! Olmec colossal heads c. 900 BC ... 
Olmec Colossal Head, 9th-4th Century BCE, basalt, La Venta, Mexico .... a low-
relief figure with hands held to the chest in a distinctive manner, as seen here. 
...... These were carved in the likeness of Olmeca kings in Mexico, and are some 
of the... [DOC] [TLE] Unraveling the Origins of the Mysterious Olmec! [PAR] This publication goes on to say that "the OLMEC were apparently GREAT ... large 
swaths of Mexico, the mysterious Olmec people were building the first great ... 
Starting in 1200 B.C. [actually much earlier] in the steamy jungles of Mexico's ... 
Carved STELAE, altars, colossal stone heads in basalt (the nearest source for 
this... [DOC] [TLE] Mayans, Toltecs, Aztecs, and Incas - Literary Works of Sanderson Beck [PAR] These people lived on the southern shore of the Gulf of Mexico where they 
practiced ... They carved jade and stones and are perhaps best known for the 
colossal heads ... Pyramids were built in the Chiapas area in the sixth century BC
. .... Later Mayans, like the Mexican Itza and the Spanish, were criticized in the 
Book of... [DOC] [TLE] British Museum Titles [PAR] The Lamassu is an Assyrian phoenix with a human head, eagle's wings and bull 
or ... These 7 m tall gates were originally covered in bronze bands. ... Colossal 
statue of a lioness, From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Northern Iraq, ... Many rams, 
similar to this one were seen in ancient Egypt guarding avenues ... 12th century 
BC. [DOC] [TLE] Specialty Items - Greater Ancestors [PAR] Feb 13, 2012 ... Here is a representation of a play, two people in costumes

Question: In the 12th century B.C. these people of Mexico were carving out colossal heads like the one seen here
Answer: the Olmecs