Off the top of my hand, the only fascinating tidbit I know about stone carvings is that we have evidence of periods where the Mesoamericans (the Olmecs I think in this case) would go around smashing and defacing all the religious imagery and making a new set. I think it has something to do with ending a cycle and making sure the icons of the previous cycle didn't have any power and couldn't wreck any damage anymore. Not 100% sure, but I might be able to find the reference again if you're interested...
(the more "classic" tidbit I know is that to conquer a city, the Aztecs toppled and broke its temple, and brought its idol back into a special Tenochtitlan temple where they kept a collection of the gods of all the defeated people).
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Date: 2010-02-05 12:18 pm (UTC)(the more "classic" tidbit I know is that to conquer a city, the Aztecs toppled and broke its temple, and brought its idol back into a special Tenochtitlan temple where they kept a collection of the gods of all the defeated people).