An Unexplored Realm in the Heartland of the Southern Gulf ... - Famsi

Offering II
This deposit was located less than 1 m south of the throne and 1 m southeast of
Offering I. Offering II was also encountered at a depth of 110 cm and extended another
1.60 m to an overall depth of 2.7 m below the present ground surface. This feature’s
inverted conical form had an upper diameter of 2.0 m and contained an assortment of
burned clay fragments, an ash-like material, and a significant quantity of organic
material. Ceramics were recovered in the upper portions of the feature and represent the
Early, Middle, and Late Formative periods but in substantially smaller amounts than in
Offering I, amounting to a total of 416 diagnostic pieces. Hernández (2003:18-22) noted
that there was a considerable amount of burned clay that appeared to line the bottom and
sides of the cavity. The major portion of the offering was composed of a thick layer of
organic material. Figure 5.38 illustrates this layer, which appears in the shape of a
Figure 5.38. Offering II is the dark crescent-shaped feature on the rear wall
of the excavation within the red dashed line. The partially excavated Olmec
throne is to the lower left (photo by Hernández, 2002).
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