MEXICO HERITAGE

Mexico recovers from New York "the monster of the earth", the most sought after Olmec piece

epa10621122 The general director of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), Diego Prieto, speaks during the morning press conference of the president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (R), at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, 11 May 2023. The Mexican government announced that it will repatriate the "monster of the earth" from New York, the most sought-after archaeological piece of the Olmec culture, considered the "mother culture" for being the first Mesoamerican civilization. "On May 19, the New York Prosecutor's Office will formally hand over monument 9 of Chalcatzingo that was taken from the site by traffickers of archaeological goods in the middle of the 20th century," Prieto reported. EPA/Jose Mendez

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