These empires may be long gone, but their myths still echo through history. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca told stories of gods ...

Olmec culture deeply shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs. Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesAn extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by ...

Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica by: Karl Taube University of California, Riverside via The ...

Set in a fictional fantasy world, the nine-episode series is an adventure full of humor and heart, inspired by a mix of Aztec, Mayan and Inca mythologies, as well as contemporary Caribbean culture.

The world of Maya and the Three draws from Aztec, Maya, and Inca mythology, with a splash of modern-day Caribbean culture. The animated event comes from The Book of Life director Jorge R ...

Among the later Maya, for example, the gods of wind, rain and corn – or more precisely, maize – are clearly derived from the earlier Olmec culture. Elaborate art ...

Many scholars regard the Olmec as the “mother culture” of ancient Mesoamerica, a civilization where particular types of monumental architecture, sculpture and gods originated. Among the later Maya, ...