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Aim: Could the ancient Mayans have avoided the collapse of their civilization? Do Now: What qualities do strong countries have today? Homework: Read “Mayan Irrigation Techniques,” and answer questions.

The Olmec colossal heads are: 17 stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders, and date before 900 BCbasalt All portray mature men with fleshy cheeks, flat noses, and slightly crossed eyes; their physical characteristics correspond to a type that is still common among the inhabitants of Tabasco and Veracruz.TabascoVeracruz Because extremely large slabs of stone used in their production were transported over large distances, requiring a great deal of human effort and resources, it is thought that the monuments represent portraits of powerful individual Olmec rulers. Each of the known examples has a distinctive headdress.