The oldest is the Olmec civilization ... These sites indicate that ancient Egyptian culture was rich in art, beauty, and religious traditions. Ancient Egypt had a governance system headed by ...

Mesoamerica: During the 5th and 6th centuries BC, the ancient Olmec civilization was coming to an end in Mexico. At the about same time, the Mayan civilization was rapidly expanding in Honduras ...

The Olmec were an ancient Mexican civilization best known for the statues they left behind: the so-called “colossal heads.” In 1999, their writing system was revealed when road builders ...

It's sweet, creamy, and comforting — but it also couldn't be more different from the drinking chocolate that was revered by the ancient Olmec civilization. Before hot chocolate was sweetened ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs ... National Geographic photo. The Olmec civilization, the first in ...

pyramids and public buildings of a city that in its day was the same size as ancient Rome. But it's a city that owes a great deal of its shape to the models given them by the Olmecs. The culture ...