![]() Supplicants were introduced to the maze containing the Lanzon and would arrive in the presence of their god from one of several angles, depending on the path they took in the darkness. The Lanzon itself is a great granite stela at the heart of the temple, standing 15 feet (4.5 m) tall, named for its resemblance to a lance.īut the Lanzon is so much more than a statue. This temple is quite hollow, and contains the god of the Chavin, the civilization which built the complex and occupied the site between 900 and 200 BC. From this great courtyard, a pathway leads to a smaller circular area, and onwards to a flight of stairs which lead up to the temple of the Lanzon. A large stone-paved courtyard is surrounded by towering stone steps, reminiscent of the Maya temples at Tikal but much older. High in the mountains of Peru can be found the ceremonial center of Chavin de Huantar. ![]()
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