Complex B

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Complex B is a major ceremonial architectural group at the ancient Olmec site of La Venta, notable for its pyramidal structures and central role in religious and political activities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Complex B canonical 1
Complex D 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological feature ⓘ
ceremonial architectural complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle Olmec monumental architecture ⓘ
associatedWith elite activities ⓘ
processions ⓘ
public ceremonies ⓘ
chronologicalAssociation Middle Formative period ⓘ
Olmec horizon ⓘ
linked to: Olmec civilization
culture Olmec ⓘ
linked to: Olmec civilization
discoveredAt La Venta archaeological excavations ⓘ
linked to: La Venta
hasFeature platforms ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
pyramidal structures ⓘ
hasFunction political center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
ritual space ⓘ
locatedIn Gulf Coast of Mexico ⓘ
La Venta ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ
Tabasco ⓘ
materialUsed earthen fill ⓘ
stone elements ⓘ
partOf La Venta ceremonial center ⓘ
linked to: La Venta

core monumental precinct of La Venta ⓘ
relativeLocation near the core pyramid of La Venta ⓘ
significance central ceremonial group at La Venta ⓘ
key locus of Olmec political authority at La Venta ⓘ
key locus of Olmec religious practice at La Venta ⓘ
studiedBy Mesoamerican archaeologists ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Venta → hasPart → Complex B ⓘ
La Venta → hasPart → Complex D ⓘ
linked to: Complex B