. Bulletin. Ethnology. ?ndSkqeuie?]elZer' EXCAVATIONS AT LA VENTA, TABASCO, 1955 79. Figure 25.—Southwest Platform. Plan view showing standing basalt columns in approx- imate original position (solid black) and facing blocks (hachured) of Phase IV. was mostly the result of erosion after abandonment of the site. Sub- sequently in the course of our excavations many pieces of columns were found in positions along the south side and in the southeastern and southwestern corners which might indicate that some of the stones had eroded out of their original places and rolled part way down the slope. A
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ?ndSkqeuie?]elZer' EXCAVATIONS AT LA VENTA, TABASCO, 1955 79. Figure 25.—Southwest Platform. Plan view showing standing basalt columns in approx- imate original position (solid black) and facing blocks (hachured) of Phase IV. was mostly the result of erosion after abandonment of the site. Sub- sequently in the course of our excavations many pieces of columns were found in positions along the south side and in the southeastern and southwestern corners which might indicate that some of the stones had eroded out of their original places and rolled part way down the slope. At the time of the clearing, and prior to our excavations, the feature was covered with grayish sandy topsoil to approximately the same level as in the other parts of Complex A. One of the first problems which we attempted to solve was whether the rectangular columns had been set up to face outward or inward. Any evidence pertaining to this question not only would be of in- terest in our final interpretations but naturally would have a certain effect on our attack on the feature. The basalt columns used in the structures at La Venta tend to have one side naturally wider and flatter than the rest, although always somewhat irregular. These wide flat faces were in many cases made more regular by Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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