Mesoamerican art

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…and styles. The Chavin civilization began to disappear around the third century B.C. In areas there was social instability and upheaval. Domestication of the land was also taking over. Many sites were completely and abruptly abandoned. Architecture was left unfinished and ceremonial places were demolished to make way for villages. A small village replaced the Circular Plaza and stone carvings were converted to house walls at Chavin de Huantar. Much of the architecture collapsed.