Beneath the jungles of ancient Mexico stand enormous stone faces that should not exist so early, so suddenly, or on such a scale.
The Olmec heads have been called masterpieces, mysteries, and relics of a civilization that appeared with extraordinary skill already intact. But who carved them, how were they moved, and why do they still raise so many unanswered questions?
In this video, we look at the Olmec heads, the basalt they were carved from, the immense distances the stone was transported, and the strange historical puzzle that has surrounded them since the first explorers and archaeologists began documenting them.
From early discoveries to the excavations of Matthew Stirling, this is the story of one of the most unsettling mysteries in ancient American history.
Were the Olmecs the true “mother civilization” of Mesoamerica, or are the heads a clue that something deeper has been forgotten?