La Venta is known for three buried rectangular serpentine pavements, each about 15 by 20 feet and made from roughly 485–500 blocks. Offering 4 was a separate in-situ assemblage of small stone figures. The evidence does not support “five caches,” “30 layers,” or more than 1,000 tons each.
La Venta has three buried serpentine pavements of roughly 500 blocks each
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Key facts
- Three rectangular buried serpentine pavements are documented at La Venta, each with about 485–500 blocks.
- Offering 4 is a separate in-situ assemblage of small Olmec stone figures, not a 30-layer mosaic cache weighing more than 1,000 tons.
- The cited results do not establish five caches, 30 layers, 1,000+ tons each, a source more than 100 miles away, or simultaneous burial.
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La Ventametmuseum.org
First explored in 1925, La Venta has provided some of the most important archaeological finds from ancient Mesoamerica.
Offering #4, La Ventasmarthistory.org
Offering #4 from La Venta is perhaps the most dramatic assemblage of Olmec small stone figures yet discovered. As found in situ (in the original place and ...
La Venta Park, Tabasco, Mexicohomepages.bluffton.edu
Mosaic pavements. Three rectangular pavements (about 15 by 20 feet) were found at La Venta. Each has "about 485 blocks of serpentine, laid in the form of a ...
La Ventaen.wikipedia.org
One of the three buried Mosaics or Pavements from La Venta, consisting of nearly 500 blocks of serpentine. La Venta was a civic and ceremonial center. While ...
Construction of Complex A at La Venta, Tabasco, Mexicoscholarsarchive.byu.edu
Just south of Mound A-3 was a mosaic serpentine pavement, Pavement No. 2 (Figure 144). It was similar to the masks in Massive Offerings 1 and 4 (Pavement No ...
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