2,500-year-old Olmec monuments discovered in Guatemala
7/20/2018 07:00:00 PM
Two large carved fragments of pumice stone, designated monuments '253A' and '253B', dating to the Middle Preclassic Period (800-350 BC) of the Olmec era, have been found in the Tak'alik Ab'aj archaeological park, said the Ministry of Culture and Sports (MCD) in a statement.
The first monument found is an Olmec head with symbols of power and corresponds to an authority figure called "Grandfather" (avô), said archaeologist Christa Schieber, one of the specialists who directs the excavations in the municipality of El Asintal, 125 km southwest of Guatemala.
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