FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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the creator gods
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the temple priests
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the faces of rulers
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Advertisement. Facial details were drilled into the stone (using reeds and wet sand) so that prominent features such as the eyes, mouth, and nostrils have real depth. Some also have deliberately drilled dimples on the cheeks, chin, and lips.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Olmec are probably best known for the statues they carved: 20 ton stone heads, quarried and carved to commemorate their rulers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Once the stones reached a workshop, they were carved using only crude tools such as stone hammers. The Olmec did not have metal tools, which makes the sculptures all the more remarkable.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Olmec heads of Mexico are a collection of 17 giant stone head sculptures believed to have been carved by the Olmecs.