An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection in Colorado in May 2023, ...

Chronological table -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Olmecs -- 3. The late formative -- 4. Teotihuacan -- 5. Classic Monte Albán, Veracruz and Cotzumalhuapa -- 6. The early classic Maya -- 7.

Karl Taube has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was ...