A carved stela found near the platform at the Coatepec, Veracruz site measures about 6 feet tall, 5 feet wide, and 10 inches thick, and was placed face down with structures later built on top of it.
Sources
- This Ancient Monolith That Archaeologists Unearthed in Mexico May ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/29/mexico-veracruz-archaeological-discovery-unprecedented-characteristics (theartnewspaper.com)
- https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/archaeological-find-in-veracruz-settlement/ (thecooldown.com)
- https://ua.news/en/world/u-verakrusi-znaishli-tseremonialnu-ploshchu-ta-nezvichnu-stelu (ua.news)
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