Olmec Head

Image taken from:http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/rdv15/olmec.jpg

Day 2:

It is way too hot today, but no matter: we had to go to work anyways.  And I'm glad we did! Our excavation team discovered fragments of an Olmec head.  The team of archaeologists managed to put together this head in only a few short hours, so I can blog about it here!

Now you may be wondering: what exactly do the Olmec have to do with the Aztec civilization?

The answer is that there were more Meso-American societies than the Aztec.  These societies had many similarities because they all had incorporated the ideas and beliefs of the societies that had existed before them.  In Meso-America, past cultures shaped the new civilizations that were beginning to develop.

First of all, the Olmec are said to be the founding society of all Meso-American civilizations.  They are considered to be the greatest sculptors of the early Meso-American societies, with their most striking sculptures being their colossal heads.  The Olmec had several gods, including a fire god, a rain god, a corn god, and the Feathered Spirit.

So over the next few days, we hope to maybe find some more artifacts around this site, and tell you about the two other major civilizations that affected the life of the Aztec.