ABSTRACT
The south and east sides of the site are bounded by three large open spaces designated Patios Three, Four, and Five. Only Patio Four is enclosed by structures-four mounds probably once topped by temples or other reli gious buildings. Patio Four includes an unusual triple tomb, or, more accurately, three tombs with a common entrance, organized as a single unit. The facing of the principal tomb is decorated with friezework carved into the stone, as well as with small heads having human fea tures. The style is Mixtec, and the offerings and ceramics associated with the tomb are Mixtec or Mixtec-influenced as well. A second distinctive feature of Patio Four is an enormous stone frog with a cavity or depression in its back. Given the scarcity of water at this rocky hillside site,
Y one interpretation is that the frog played some part in rit uals celebrated within this patio.
