The Massive Colossal Ginormous Gigantic Enormous heads that the Olmec were known for are all of fleshy men with flat faces. This characteristic is common in the area that the Olmec's originated.
It is thought that the Olmec's created these heads as monuments to popular leaders. Each head has a unique headress. They were no small matter either. The boulders with witch they were made were from far away mountains and no one actually knows how the Olmec moved these massive stones. The stones are huge! Some of them are up to 11 feet tall, and the smallest ones are about as tall as an adult. |