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Shaft Tomb contents, El Monteon, Nayarit, Mexico.After examining the objects lying near the tomb Istepped into the shaft. The shaft was only about fourteen feetdeep. However, at the bottom I could see that a stone slabhad been pried away from the side of the shaft, revealinga small burial chamber. I looked inside, but it was empty.My father and I had apparently discovered an excavationin its final phase—all that was left were the items I havedescribed.Before we left this ancient site I went into a clearingand, as I had done many times before, raised my head to85