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The Olmec world developed in the tropical lowlands of present-day Veracruz and Tabasco during Mesoamerica’s Formative period (c. 1500–400 BCE). Major centers, including San Lorenzo (c. 1400–900 BCE), La Venta (c. 900–400 BCE), Laguna de los...

Aztec warriors in typical costume of elite ranks with back racks displaying group insignia. They each carry an obsidian-bladed spear. From the Codex Mendoza, folio 67. (Bodleian Library, Oxford)

This is one of just a few surviving royal statues from the late Second Intermediate Period, when southern Egypt was ruled from Thebes. Two of its kings had the birth name of Sobekemsaf, but their order and chronological potions remain disputed...

A statue of Ehecatl, the Mesoamerican god of the Winds. The eyes are of obsidian and he wears his typical beaked mask. Aztec, Late Postclassic period. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City)

This beautifully crafted head portrays an "Aethiopian", or black African, and is made out of black bronze, gold, obsidian and carnelian. The piece was once a part of an ornate object like a serving dish although it has been broken off at...

Moai tangata, Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Wood, bone, and obsidian. Collected in 1892 CE. Height: 46 cm. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

Moai Kavakava, Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Wood, bone, and obsidian. 42.5 cm high. Collected in the 18th century CE. (Vatican Musems, Rome)

An Ua staff from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Wood, bone, and obsidian. 1.49 m x 6.4 cm. Collected in the 18th century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

This mask (900-1521 CE) is made of greenstone with obsidian eyes. Teotihuacan predated the Aztec civilisation by over 1,000 years. The Aztec's were curious archaeologists and they were impressed by the ruins of the civilisations that came...

This Maya structure located on the Mexican island of Cozumel at the archaeological site of San Gervasio has seven columns, a bench running along the inner walls, and a throne or altar in the middle of the room. The chambers along the side...