▁difficult ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁locations . ▁ ▁The ▁S arc oph agi ▁of ▁Car aj ía ▁are ▁unique ▁in ▁their ▁genre ▁for ▁their ▁col oss al ▁size , ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 . 5 0 ▁m ▁high , ▁for ▁their ▁careful ▁making , ▁and , ▁for ▁the ▁fact , ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁remained ▁pract ically ▁int act ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁location ▁at op ▁a ▁rav ine ▁of ▁difficult ▁access . ▁ ▁Local ▁residents ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁s arc oph agi ▁as ▁the ▁“ anci ent ▁wise ▁men ”. ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁seven ▁s arc oph agi ▁stand ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 . 5 ▁meters ▁tall , ▁constructed ▁of ▁cl ay , ▁st icks ▁and ▁grass es , ▁with ▁ex agger ated ▁j aw lines . ▁Their ▁in access ible ▁location ▁high ▁above ▁a ▁river ▁g orge ▁has ▁preserved ▁them ▁from ▁destruction ▁by ▁lo ot ers . ▁However , ▁an ▁earth qu ake ▁to pp led ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁eight ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁radi oc ar bon ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁coinc ident ▁with ▁the ▁In ca ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ach ap o ya ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁s arc oph agi ▁are ▁of ▁a ▁type ▁particular ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ach ap o ya ▁called ▁pur un m ach us . ▁The ▁construction ▁is ▁painted ▁white ▁and ▁over la id ▁with ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁ad orn ment ▁in ▁yellow