<< Text Pages >> Ojo de Agua - Carving in Mexico in Chiapas
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Multi-periodSite Name: Ojo de AguaCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 72.62 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Chiapas Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Tapachula
Latitude: 14.895877N Longitude: 92.394261W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Carving on the Pacific coast in Chiapas, Mexico.
A 3,000-year-old stone carving discovered in 2009.
The main figure on the tablet is depicted wearing an elaborate headdress, loincloth and ornate accessories, including a pair of large, comb-like ear ornaments, a rope-like necklace and a thick belt with a jaguar-head buckle. A face on the headdress includes features such as sprouting plants that identify it as a corn god.
The tablet also includes a smaller secondary figure and a series of asymmetric zigzag designs that the authors suggest could represent lightning, local mountain ranges, or other features of the natural world.
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