A carved stela found near the platform at the Coatepec, Veracruz site measures about 6 feet tall, 5 feet wide, and 10 inches thick, and was placed face down with structures later built on top of it.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources (The Art Newspaper, UA.news/Mexico News Daily, The Cooldown) citing INAH archaeologist Mireya Moreno, with consistent measurements and direct quotes about the face-down placement and later construction. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- This Ancient Monolith That Archaeologists Unearthed in Mexico May ... (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/29/mexico-veracruz-archaeological-discovery-unprecedented-characteristics (corroboration)
- https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/archaeological-find-in-veracruz-settlement/ (corroboration)
- https://ua.news/en/world/u-verakrusi-znaishli-tseremonialnu-ploshchu-ta-nezvichnu-stelu (corroboration)