Definition of CURETTE. : a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage. cuÂ·rette also cuÂ·ret \kyuÌ-Ëret\. ADVERTISEMENT. a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage. cuÂ·rette also cuÂ·ret \kyuÌ-Ëret\.
The Mesoamerican region's largest pyramid by volume, the largest in the world by volume is the Great Pyramid of Cholula in the Mexican state of Puebla. It is also known as Tlachihualtepetl - Nahuatl for artificial mountain. The Aztecs believed that Xelhua built the pyramid.
By Christopher Minster. The Colossal Heads of the Olmec: The Olmec civilization, which thrived along Mexico's Gulf Coast from approximately 1200 - 400 B.C., was the first major Mesoamerican culture. They were extremely talented artists, and their most lasting artistic contribution is without a doubt the enormous sculpted heads they created.