pected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁rank ▁among ▁the ▁Ol m ec , ▁as ▁st ela e ▁and ▁other ▁monuments ▁display ▁leaders ▁and ▁pri ests ▁we aring ▁them ▁on ▁their ▁ch est ▁and ▁on ▁their ▁fore head s . ▁“ T hr ough out ▁the ▁layer ▁[ unc over ed ▁by ▁St ir ling ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ] ▁were ▁cop ious ▁un rest or able ▁traces ▁of ▁organ ic ▁material . ▁The ▁red ▁c inn ab ar ▁lay ▁in ▁a ▁fashion ▁which ▁gave ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁inside ▁of ▁wrapped ▁bund les . ▁Probably ▁the ▁bodies ▁had ▁been ▁thus ▁wrapped ▁before ▁inter ment .” ▁ ▁Ur n ▁bur ial s ▁R ust ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁discovered ▁“ urn ▁bur ial s ” ▁in ▁Complex ▁E ▁( res ident ial ▁area ) ▁where ▁fragments ▁of ▁b one ▁and ▁teeth ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁cl ay ▁p ots . ▁“ The ▁fill ▁immediately ▁around ▁this ▁large ▁ur n ▁was ▁clean , ▁yellow ▁sand , ▁and ▁the ▁ur n ▁was ▁covered ▁with ▁an ▁invert ed ▁fine - paste ▁orange ▁bow l ▁with ▁fl aring ▁walls ; ▁the ▁bow l ’ s ▁interior ▁was ▁painted ▁red ▁and ▁inc ised ▁with ▁the ▁double - line - break ▁pattern ▁on ▁the ▁inside ▁rim .” ▁ ▁Religion ▁and ▁ide ology ▁“ For ▁dec ades , ▁certain ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁used ▁sh aman ism ▁as ▁an ▁explan atory ▁parad ig m ▁for ▁considering ▁the ▁monuments ▁of ▁La ▁V enta ... ▁one ▁of ▁the