tinuum with the Old Temple. The same belief system continues and there is evidence of the same rituals. The New Temple also has galleries and plazas. The Lanzon, although in a different stance, continues to be a symbol of mediation and harmony. The right hand of the deity holds a Strombus shell, for male forces, and the left hand holds a Spondylus shell, for the female forces. The New Temple, however, did not replace the Old Temple. It seems as though the Old Temple and the Circular Plaza continued to be used. The Gallery of the Offerings also received much attention. It was evident, through the findings of broken pots and bones from food, that this gallery was a storage area for ritual items. Within this gallery, many human bones also were found, which brings about the assumption that there was ritual cannibalism being practiced. Social stratification in Chavin de Huantar was discovered by comparing excavated burial sites. The elite class was very small, but their burial was elaborate. In their tombs, precious metals, colorful textiles, and other valuables were found. The majority, however, were found in shallow pits with only a simple cotton cloth and the tools they used in everyday life. Chavin style consisted of scrolls, simple curves, straight lines, and wild animals. Chavin sculpture is seen in the tenoned heads that decorated the Temples and the carved ashlars. The Lanzon and the Tello Obelisk are exceptional examples of sculpture that depict sacred images. Sculptures usually used white granite and black limestone. There have also been carved stone mortars and pestels, conch-shell trumpets, bone tubes and spatulas, and metal spatulas and spoons found that are decorated in Chavin style. Chavin designs have been seen on various kinds of tapestry and textiles as well. Ceramics also offered a wide variety of forms such as, bowls and bottles, with even more decorations and styles. The Chavin civilization began to disappear around the ...
