186 Explanation of Following Illustrations Plate I La Venta pyramid. Photo from helicopter, looking north-northwest. Plate 2 La Venta pyramid a. Pyramid in early January, 1968, before clearing vegetation, looking northwest. b. Pyramid after clearing, looking southwest c. Airphoto of pyramid, looking south. Area of Complex A is in foreground. d. Looking east. The 1940 test pit holes show on the north face at left, as do the eroded valleys of the west face. In foreground, airfield and houses on the archaeological zone. Plate 3 Pyramid air views a. The cleared pyramid, looking south. b. Looking northwest. Plate 4. a. Pyramid from the air, looking northwest. b. M. Stirling's pit dug in 1940 to examine row of upright basalt columns in present Acropolis in Stirling Group. c. Cleared pyramid, looking north along centerline. d. Type III drain trough. Plate 5 Drain No. 1, Stirling Group a. Looking toward west; exit of drain in foreground. b. Looking west. Trough stone at bottom of photo is at midpoint of photo in a; drain now cleaned out. c. "Headgate" at west end of Drain No. 1. Compare with Figure 2 (p. 145); cover stones removed. d. Drain No. 1 from west end ("headgate"), looking east. Plate 6 a. Drain No. 5, showing mortised trough stone which is Monument 46. Note cover slab of sandstone, remnant of asphalt joint sealant in mortise. b. The single mortised trough stone of Drain No. 5. c. Stone bowl (Monument 45) and lid. Lid rests directly on clay structure fills and bowl is sunk in these clays. Note overlying surface drift sands. In lower right part of the "temescal."t 187 Plate 7 a. Drain No. 2, looking east. Note "headgate" stones in foreground and stone bowl (Monument 55) at top. b. Drain No. 3, looking south. Note single stone which may be remnant of "headgate." c. Drain No. 4, looking north. Note "headgate" stones in foreground and gaps in sequence of inverted drain troughs. d. Drain No. 2, showing stone bowl (Monument 55). Plate 8 Ceramic specimens from test pits a. Solid figurine from Test Pit 1968-1; height 9 cm. b. Ditto c. Coarse Brown jar from near Drain No. 2; height 36 cm. d. Effigy bowl from Test Pit 1968-1; height 10 cm. Plate 9 Monuments a. No. 28 b. No. 29 c. No. 30 d. No. 31 e. No. 32 f. No. 33 Plate 10 Monuments a. No. 34 b. No. 36a c. No. 35 d. No. 38 e. No. 36b f. No. 39 Plate 11 Monuments a. No. 40 b. No. 41 c. No. 43 d. No. 42 e. No. 44, front view Plate 12 Monuments a. No. 44, side view b. No. 45, note lid in left foreground c. No. 46 d. No. 48 e. No. 55 f. No. 47 Monuments a. No. 57 b. No. 58 c. No. 59 d. No. 61 e. No. 62 f. No. 64 Monuments a. No. 65 b. No. 66 c. No. 67 d. No. 69 e. No. 70 f. No. 71 a. b. C. d. Monument 72 Monument 73 Idolo de San Martfn, front view Idolo de San Martfn, side view Contour map of the La Venta pyramid Plan of the La Venta site 188 Plate 13 Plate 14 Plate 15 Maps 189 4li Q) 2 4Ji l ~4J 0 0 1 "0 bo 'H 14J ,I .,,4 0 ci) 'H 190 191 a b P1. 3 Pyramid air views I 192 . a ::M 0~ ok '-I "4i r4 0 U co co 10 c) t- p4 X : 193 pt ft b P1. 5 Drain No. 1, Stirling Group d 194 b NW~~~~~~l. P1. 6 Drain No. 5; Monument 45 195 b d P1. 7 Drains Nos. 2, 3, 4 - 196 a c P1. 8 Ceramic specimens from test pits 197 b d f P1. 9 La Venta Monuments - 198 a c d f P1. 10 La Venta Monuments 199 b c e P1. 11 La Venta Monuments 200 a c e P1. 12 La Venta Monuments W m ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~201 a b I l_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P1. 13 La Venta Monuments 202 a c e P1. 14 La Venta Monuments 203 b d Plate 15 w w U- z w -j Q (f) x w F- z w C-) -i z 0 r Ml IL Z C) a.Z m0 o a. D _F- Z C/ Z _ L) - CK LL IL cr w C CM z cr I cn- C) z L.Li (D Wi -1 z Nof6o 7- E-4 X w o W ? E X o