Some are shown cradling a supernatural infant part human, part jaguar who may have been their link to the spiritual world. Similar figures appear on sculptound at la venta thtirlg me to be altars. But decades later, a clue to their true function was discovered far from the coast, at the mntainous site of oxtotitclan. Its name means place of caves, which ancient mesoamericans regarded as sacred entrances to the underrld, the mythic realm of ancestral and supernatural srits. A rock painting above the cave mouth shows a ruler wearing a bird mask and feathered costume. His elaborate throne depicts a monstrous supernatural face, similar to tse on the socalled alta of la venta, incating thath, too, were rones. Priousesearch proposed that la venta was exclusively a site where priests resided and conducted ritual activities. However, new research has shown that it was a more complex urban area. New speaker with the new findings, we find a much more dense population, not only on the site, on th
Will remain assessable to the public and add features that will make the spaces better than they are today. Thank you very much thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Im a project manager at the city plans. We currently collaborate with the city and are in support of the activation of the project. Thank you thank you. Good afternoon, commissioners im lynn the executive director of people and plazas. Concert program ive been doing this for 21 years i can testify of the difficulty of putting anything on in small Public Places because of the variety of permits you have to get and the differences even if people that are responsible for the area. So with that hat i know what it takes to activate public is that a and know what happens when you have a small public space with a concerted or some other activities it turns into a maskal area in the castro ive done all the is that a brought microscopic. Those concerts are free and open to the public no one is ever asked to leaf for any reason i
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Encourage stewardship of our public spaces. Our streetscapes partner with Public Utilities thats a useful model to think about when our considering this program because it has allowed neighbors to take an interest in underutilized public spaces and turn them into maskal neighborhood gyms the hidden sunset in the a buff beautiful ill work and the penn e pennsylvania garden has been a gem so we think this is a very positive extension of that idea. And we want to always encourage more activation and beneficial uses of public spaces while preserving the access to public space. I understand about this program its very clear that the vast majority of the time the space will remain assessable to the public and add features that will make the spaces better than they are today. Thank you very much thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Im a project manager at the city plans. We currently collaborate with the city and are in support of the activation of the project. Thank you thank you. Good a
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