Originally stolen sometime in the early 20th century, a “portal to the underworld” depicting the Olmec jaguar god Tepeyollotlicuhti returned to its Mexican home in May of 2023. Because the ...

The people of this mask are the Olmec, who ruled in what's now Mexico for around a thousand years, from 1400 to 400 BC. They've been called the mother culture - the 'cultura madre' - of Central ...

The enormous "Portal el Inframundo" (Eng. Portal to the Underworld), an ancient Olmec monument, has returned to Mexico after many ordeals. For nearly 3,000 years, it adorned the walls of the ...