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A celebration of Mexican art (The Christian Science Monitor) (csmonitor.com) - March 03, 2010
Art institutes around Los Angeles pull out all the stops in honor of Mexico's bicentennial with a rich display from its 3,000 years of history.
The Modern Royal Ballgames™ Now Scouting for Athletes (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (news.yahoo.com) - March 02, 2010
Almost 500 years since their brutal suppression by the Conquistadores, the newly formed Modern Royal BallgamesTM program is scouting adventurous athletes, male and female, to play a competitive ballsp…
McGuffey teacher wins grant for studies in Mexico (Newark Advocate) (newarkadvocate.com) - February 27, 2010
NEWARK -- Fifth-grade teacher Mary Borgia smiled Friday as she was presented with the Tibbie Leslie Travel Grant by the Licking County Foundation.
Londonist Stays In: 22-28 February (Londonist) (londonist.com) - February 22, 2010
All the most Londony shows on TV and radio this week. Monday Inside Out (BBC1, 19.30-20.00) The local magazine show speaks to Londoners who have adopted a 'primitive lifestyle', and also looks at the…
LACMA Announces Three Inaugural Shows For New Resnick Pavilion (Arts Journal) (artsjournal.com) - February 21, 2010
"[The museum] said Friday that the three exhibitions would be 'Eye for the Sensual: Selections From the Resnick Collection,' 'Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915' and 'Olmec: Maste…
LACMA Announces Three Inaugural Exhibitions for New Exhibition Pavilion (Art Daily) (artdaily.com) - February 20, 2010
Sewing Box (Costurero), Late 17th-early 18th century. Incised mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and painted wood, 6 1/2 x 13 3/8 x 16 7/8 in. Collection Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Caracas. Photo © 2008…
Dining: At these Sacramento-area spots, the sweets are something special (The Sacramento Bee) (sacbee.com) - February 12, 2010
When money is tight but you still want to go out for a treat or take something home that's something special, dessert is the way to go. And you don't need to spend a lot to get the very best.
Experts: 2012 end of Mayan calendar, not world (The Joplin Globe) (joplinglobe.com) - February 12, 2010
Sam Claussen said he thinks everyone loves an apocalypse. There’s something fascinating — in a terrible sort of way — about knowing when the world as we know it will end.
Videos
Blog Posts
BBC - A History of the World in 100 Objects - No.29 Olmec Stone ... (blakedynasty.typepad.com) - March 04, 2010
This Olmec mask was worn around the neck as a pendant. It may have provided the wearer with a new identity as an ancestor or deity - perhaps as the Olmec rain god. The distinctive toothless, down-turn…
Olmec and Keia Ealy are now friends (thyselfknown.com) - February 19, 2010
Olmec and Keia Ealy are now friends.
The Echinoblog: Echinoblog-Winter Special! Giant Snow Olmec Head!! (echinoblog.blogspot.com) - February 12, 2010
COMPARISON COLOSSAL OLMEC HEAD !! GIANT SNOW OLMEC HEAD !! GIANT SNOW OLMEC HEAD CAN HAS CHEEZBURGR??? !! GIANT SNOW OLMEC HEAD is watching you!! Thanks to Dorothy L. and the others who created this w…
about 2012: Olmec history (articles2012th.blogspot.com) - February 12, 2010
Upon the discovery of collosal stone heads in Mexico during the early part of the twentieth Century, there was no doubt that the facial features and hair texture (including cornrows) represented in th…
The Feather Crown: THE OLMEC : OUR MOTHER CULTURE (es1503.blogspot.com) - January 25, 2010
The Olmec represent the culmination of a people that were original nomads, hunters and gatherers to the first and well established culture that develop sophisticated systems of astronomy, mathematics…
Tesserae: Olmec Heads Coming to LACMA (tesserae.blogspot.com) - January 04, 2010
A major Olmec exhibition will inaugurate the new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion when it opens in October (exact date TBA) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Only two major exhibit…
Review - the Olmec paper range (northlight-images.co.uk) - January 01, 2009
A review of Olmec photo papers, supplied by Innova, on the Epson 2880.
Olmec papers by Innova – a review | Photography Stuff (northlight-images.co.uk) - January 01, 2009
Innova now distribute the Olmec range of photo papers. I had a look at how several of the Olmec range of papers performed with the R2880 that Epson recently.
Tweets
@RealJudgeJules Olmec Heads - Spiritualised ;-) - March 12, 2010
Check this video out -- Spiritualised-The Olmec Heads http://youtu.be/cQQrzEVqJrU - March 11, 2010
I favorited a YouTube video -- Olmec Heads - Lift Off (Time Unlimited) http://youtu.be/VNS6sZLkRLY?a - March 11, 2010
Look to the Olmec not the Mayan - March 10, 2010
Olmec (sp?) @ellencarmichael who was the female cohost of Guts/Global Guts - March 10, 2010
@lpentas Kirk Fogg, Olmec, Blue Barracudas, Silver Snakes, and Red Jaguars, Purple Parrots. Don't worry, I have more Legends trivia upcoming - March 10, 2010
@lpentas Kirk Fogg, Olmec, Blue Barracudas, Silver Snakes, and Red Jaguars, Purple Parrots. Don't worry, I have more Legends trivia upcoming
Olmec papers by Innova 13 a review - http://bit.ly/7N1DIT - March 09, 2010
#IJustWannaThank the Englishman who invented chocolate & Olmec, Maya & Aztec civilizations who discovered the cacao bean ! - March 08, 2010
Diggs
Viva il Messico - February 26, 2010
Mexico is the history, culture, folklore, magic, mystery, color and flavor. The recall of refined symbols that express the superior knowledge of time and space of their old people mysteriously disappe…
Aubrey Williams' exhibition at October Gallery - February 10, 2010
October Gallery will present an exhibition of selected works from renowned artist, Aubrey Williams, including paintings from the Olmec Maya and Now series.
Mayan Civilization - January 06, 2010
The Mayan civilization arose in Mesoamerica around 250 AD, influenced by the culture and religion of the Olmecs. The Mayan urban culture especially flourished until about 900 AD, but continued to thri…
The Olmecs - Earliest Civilization in Central America - November 26, 2009
The earliest civilization in Central America—and possibly the earliest civilization in the Americas—was the Olmec civilization which arose sometime between 1200 and 1000 BC.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM: Mexico - November 11, 2009
Mexico is a beautiful place and is worth visiting by tourists. There are many beautiful beaches, archaeological sites and also rich in culture belonging to the Maya, Olmec, Tarascan, and Aztec civiliz…
The Mayan Secret - November 07, 2009
Guatemala was the historical source for the Mayan treasure and before that, the source for the even more rare blue jade of the Olmecs, their historical predecessors. The remnants of beads, masks an…
The Olmec Civilization - October 17, 2009
The Olmec Civilization Mesoamerica has produced some of the worlds most fascinating cultures; when the Spaniards first landed in Mexico in the ear..., Lian Slayford
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream - Desserts - September 14, 2009
Chocolate is made from the beans of the cocoa tree. The first civilisation understood to have grown cocoa beans was the Olmec Indians around 1500 BC.
Delicious Links
National Museum of Anthropology and History or Museo Nacional de ... (delange.org) - March 10, 2010
Exploring the Olmec World | Planeta (planeta.com) - February 25, 2010
BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - A History of the World in 100 Objects, The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC), Olmec Stone Mask (bbc.co.uk) - February 25, 2010
Neil MacGregor selects a miniature mask to tell the story of the Olmec, the mysterious people of ancient Mexico who lived before the time of the Aztecs or Maya.
Olmec art Gallery (olmecart.com) - February 19, 2010
Photo Paper How You Want it (photopaperservice.wordpress.com) - February 16, 2010
The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership on Tribalarts.com (tribalarts.com) - January 31, 2010
Olmec " Mayan Kids (mayankids.wordpress.com) - January 23, 2010
The Olmecs - World History For Kids - By KidsPast.com (kidspast.com) - January 22, 2010
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