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Title
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Olmec Head
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Creator
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Olmec Civilization
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Date
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1978 (delivered to Smithsonian)
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Description
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In 1978, the National Museum of Natural History hosted "Treasures of Mexico: From the Mexican National Museum" that featured this large stone Olmec head. The Olmecs lived in south-central Mexico from approximately 1400 BC to 400 BC and are considered Mexico's earliest prominent civilization. The head weighed 5 tons and required a special steel-frame platform to display it safely inside the museum. In this photograph, riggers are unloading the head at the Mall entrance of the Museum.
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Rights
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No restrictions.
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Source
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Smithsonian Institution Archives. View original.
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Coverage
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1950-1979
