1. Identify and describe three different figurine styles created by the Olmec civilizations.

The Olmec civilization left behind artistic figurines of various kinds.

1. Figurines which portray baby faces and chubby bodies - some of these baby-faced figurines wear a helmet and most of them are naked. Even so, their genitals are not represented.

2. The extended stiff figurine - these figurines show a stiff figure of a person, with a non-natural position of the arms and legs. Their bodies are elongated, and their mouth making a sad face.

3. Human-animal combination - many figurines of the Olmec civilization portray a mixture of human and animal body parts. It is if a person is being transformed into an animal or vice versa.