The Tuxtla statuette, discovered in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1902, now resides in the National Museum of Natural History. Donald E. Hurlbert / Dept. of Anthropology, NMNH In 1902, an Indigenous man ...

Most of us are familiar with the dramatic legacy of Mesoamerican cultures such as the Aztecs and Maya, with their achievements in writing, art, and architecture. But many aspects of these ...

Archaeologists have applauded recent excavations at an ancient settlement in southeastern Mexico that have yielded an array of artifacts from the Olmec civilization. However, controversy has flared ...

A stone slab found in the state of Veracruz in Mexico bears 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars, according to archaeologists who say it is an example of the oldest script ever ...

A slab inscribed with the oldest writing yet discovered in the New World has been discovered in the Veracruz lowlands in Mexico. The writing dates back nearly 3000 years to the height of the Olmec ...