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Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca (17.043° N, 96.767°W). The site is located on a low mountainous range rising above the plain in the central section of the Valley of Oaxaca, where the latter's northern Etla, eastern Tlacolula, and ...
Monte Albán – dawne centrum kulturalne Mezoameryki położone na Wyżynie Meksykańskiej w stanie Oaxaca w Meksyku. Centrum jest położone 2000 m n.p.m. i około 400 m nad otaczającymi wzgórze dolinami.
Monte Albán was one of the first major cities in Mesoamerica. It was the center of a Zapotec state that dominated much of the territory which today is known as the Mexican state of Oaxaca. History. [edit] Palace of Columns, Mitla, Oaxaca. Zapotec civilization originated in the Y-shaped Central Valleys of Oaxaca in the late 6th century BC.
Monte Albán – dawne centrum kulturalne Mezoameryki położone na Wyżynie Meksykańskiej w stanie Oaxaca w Meksyku. Centrum jest położone 2000 m n.p.m. i około 400 m nad otaczającymi wzgórze dolinami. Mimo odkrycia tylko około 10% pierwotnej zabudowy jest to jedno z ciekawszych miejsc w Meksyku [1].
The first major dominion was centered in Monte Albán, which flourished from 500 BC until 750 AD. [3] At its height, Monte Albán was home to some 25,000 people and was the capital city of the Zapotec nation. [2] It remained a secondary center of power for the Zapotecs until the Mixtecs overran it in 1325. [4]
Monte Albán, site of ruins of an ancient centre of Zapotec and Mixtec culture, located in what is now Oaxaca state, Mexico. The initial construction at the site has been placed at circa 8th century bce.
The Classic history of Monte Albán is usually divided into two periods: Monte Albán IIIA (A.D. 250-600): strong ties with Teotihuacán, probably peaceful in nature. Monte Albán IIIB-IV (600-800/900): Maximum population of the city. Diminishing contacts with Central Mexico.
