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title: Ponce Monolith, Tiwanaku
author: Dennis Jarvis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2385/ponce-monolith-tiwanaku/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ponce Monolith, Tiwanaku
_Authored by Dennis Jarvis_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2385.jpg)
## Image Caption
The monumental stone statue from [Tiwanaku](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tiwanaku/), Bolivia, known as the Ponce Monolith. Such statues perhaps represented the race of stone [giants](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) which first populated the world in [pan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pan/)-Andean [mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/mythology/). [Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) pins and traces of piant indicate they were once clothed in textiles and decorated with bright colours. The statue is 3.5 metres tall and dates to c. 300 CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jarvis, D. (2014, March 15). Ponce Monolith, Tiwanaku. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jarvis, Dennis. "Ponce Monolith, Tiwanaku." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 15, 2014. .
### MLA
Jarvis, Dennis. "Ponce Monolith, Tiwanaku." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Mar 2014, .
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