| I've posted photos of Macaulay Point Park before, highlighting the old gun emplacements of this coastal defense. It's a beautiful spot with many of the old 19th century military structures still intact, including the one above and several others, the uses of which are beyond my understanding. Perhaps there is some military historian out there who can tell me what the above structure is? The structure to the right however is clearly a sacrificial altar. After the captive virgins were annointed with sweet-smelling oils in the underground chambers they were dragged up the stairs to the sun god's altar where the priests waited with their obsidian knives poised.... |  |
Yikes-- that story is pretty sinister sounding! (Way more sinister than the photo, methinks.)
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's the foundation of an outhouse?
ReplyDeletelol! Judging by the weather lately, there weren't too many virgins to be annointed!
ReplyDeleteDana, I was in an Aztec mood.
ReplyDeleteNWO, I thought outhouse too but it's not really right for a latrine - it's a bit small.
Marnie, the annointing room was empty. Now, back in the good ol' days....