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Archaeological Reconnaissance in Southeastern Campeche, México: 2002 Field Season Report

La Victoria
In the vicinity of the village of La Victoria there is a badly ruined and looted structure rising about 8 m above the surrounding ground. At the west base of what seems to have been an administrative building or a high-rank residence we found several finely dressed stone blocks and cylinders, apparently fallen elements of the façade. The front faces of two blocks, whose dimensions are approximately 60 cm × 40 cm × 20 cm and 30 cm × 15 cm × 20 cm, display geometric designs carved in relief and consisting of triangles and rectangles (Figures 3-5). Remains of an apron molding were observed in one part of the ruin. Some low mounds are scattered in the surroundings, covering an area of about 3000 m2. About 200 m to the southwest there is a relatively large and easily accessible cave containing water.

Figure 3. La Victoria, stone blocks and cylinders at the largest structure.

Figure 4. La Victoria, a stone block with geometric decoration carved in relief.

Figure 5. La Victoria, a stone block with geometric decoration carved in relief.

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