The Olmec Heads

About this episode

Tiernan and Athena explore the mystery of the Olmec heads and invite listeners to solve the case.

Huge stone heads were found in Central America, carved by the ancient Olmec peoples but to this day, no one knows why. Were they of rulers, or maybe just really good sports players? Tiernan and Athena try not to be big headed about the theories and then you, our Chief Detectives can gets your heads together and solve the case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tiernan, Athena

Topics covered

• ancient civilizations
• mystery
• archaeology
• Olmec culture
• stone carvings

Keywords

• Olmec heads
• ancient Olmec
• stone carvings
• mystery
• Central America

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Olmec

Places: Central America

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