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tnstaec OP wrote (edited )

That's one possible interpretation. Some possibilities I've entertained:

  • The hierarchy in charge of the site grew corrupt, and moved further away from the site's original purpose. The people rose up and got rid of the entire institution.
  • A rival site serving the same purpose took over and literally buried the competition.
  • It was decided that the purpose for which the site was built had been completed.
  • The site was threatened, and was buried to protect it, but was forgotten thereafter.

So little archeological evidence from that period and little of the site has been excavated that it's difficult to say much with certainty about the site. Even the operating assumption that it's a ceremonial center could be overturned eventually.

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