Circle 3 is unique at Los Guachimontones being only one of a handful of guachimontones in the region that is connected to another guachimonton via a shared platform.
Platform 5, having been constructed to be part of Circle 2 much earlier than Circle 3, is disproportionately larger than Circle 3’s other platforms.
Circle 3’s overall diameter is 70 meters and has eight platforms.
Radiocarbon and ceramic evidence suggest a construction date between 80 and 220 CE  Circle 3 is also unique for a nearby small plaza space just to the south of the structure.
Within this plaza space, four small shaft tombs were discovered three of which contained the remains of people while the fourth contained the remains of a dog.
These were not elaborate shaft tomb burials as compared to the burials documented at San Sebastian, El Arenal, or Huitzilapa, but rather simple burials consisting of some shell jewelry and ceramic vessels.
Circle 3 is unique at Los Guachimontones being only one of a handful of guachimontones in the region that is connected to another guachimonton via a shared platform. Platform 5, having been constructed to be part of Circle 2 much earlier than Circle 3, is disproportionately larger than Circle 3’s other platforms. Circle 3’s overall diameter is 70 meters and has eight platforms. Radiocarbon and ceramic evidence suggest a construction date between 80 and 220 CE  Circle 3 is also unique for a nearby small plaza space just to the south of the structure. Within this plaza space, four small shaft tombs were discovered three of which contained the remains of people while the fourth contained the remains of a dog. These were not elaborate shaft tomb burials as compared to the burials documented at San Sebastian, El Arenal, or Huitzilapa, but rather simple burials consisting of some shell jewelry and ceramic vessels.
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