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1. Ritual Site

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   Terrestrial Sites (Immanent Focus)
   These sites are primarily concerned with terrestrial phenomena, such as agriculture, fertility, governance, or the appeasement of chthonic entities. Structurally, they frequently feature alignment with cardinal directions or solstitial events. A common feature in pre-Columbian sites of the Andean region is the "Mastication Stone," a low, carved plinth where ceremonial ingestion of psychoactive lichen invariably leads to a temporary, s…