The stone platform at the Coatepec, Veracruz settlement is nearly 100 feet long and 40 feet wide, decorated with lines, squarish shapes, and two circular stones.
Sources
- This Ancient Monolith That Archaeologists Unearthed in Mexico May ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/en-veracruz-el-inah-descubre-estructura-y-escultura-prehispanicas-con-caracteristicas-unicas (inah.gob.mx)
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- https://arkeonews.net/a-1400-year-old-veracruz-monolith-reveals-a-rare-ritual-scene-unlike-any-found-in-the-region/ (arkeonews.net)
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