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Olmec colossal heads is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on August 23, 2012, and on October 4, 2024.

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Date	Process	Result
June 22, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed
August 12, 2012	Featured article candidate	Promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 9, 2012.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that of the 17 confirmed Olmec colossal heads of Mexico (example pictured), the largest is estimated to weigh 40 tons?

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Cultural References?

Worth putting in?

"The Olmec head is a large Olmec statue of a head, and was a gift from Mr. Burns to Bart after the latter had donated his blood to him. Burns tells them it is a representation of Xtapolapocetl (Pronounced 'Ex-tapo-lapo-kettle'), the God of War. The head has no function and is totally useless; the Simpsons thus move it into the basement."

http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Olmec_head

99.254.66.226 (talk) 16:30, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No, not at all - it is just trivia. Thanks anyway, Simon Burchell (talk) 16:55, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think this suggestion is worth revisiting. It's not a cultural reference, but rather "In Popular Culture" which many articles have. Bridgecross (talk) 00:29, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. I admit to clicking over to the article excitedly when I saw it was today's featured article, and being disappointed when the Simpsons episode--without which these heads would likely be significantly more obscure--went unmentioned. Hannibal V Constantine (talk) 12:22, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Replicas

There is a replica at the Peabody Museum in New Haven, CT 2601:195:C200:31A0:694C:288A:4BF2:787B (talk) 01:30, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ENGVAR

Which spelling variant is this article supposed to be in? It's all over the place! John (talk) 06:30, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think it was originally written in British English. John (talk) 06:46, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I can confirm that the article as originally written was in British English, I suppose later editors have made changes in their own version. Simon Burchell (talk) 08:11, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A type of what?

...their physical characteristics correspond to a type that is still common among the inhabitants of Tabasco and Veracruz. What does a type refer to here? --Paul_012 (talk) 07:53, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To a type of physical characteristic - the facial characteristics of the local populace. Simon Burchell (talk) 08:12, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Facial features. A fair number of people from the area look like that. - Sumanuil. _{(talk to me)} 08:11, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Head 4

Isn’t it a bit repetitive to have the same photo in the lead and again further down? — Biruitorul ^Talk 21:09, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]