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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 history of Monté Albán is inextricably linked to the rise of the Zapotec civilization, which traces its roots back to the early formative periods in Mesoamerica. The Zapotecs excelled in agriculture, monumental architecture, and social organization.
Monte Albán's history stretches back to around 500 BCE, when it began to flourish as a political and cultural center of the Zapotec civilization. From its elevation of approximately 1,940 meters, the site offered both strategic advantages and stunning vistas.
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].
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.
15 lut 2014 · Monte Alban – A Brief History. Monte Albán is perched on a hilltop 400m above the valley floor at the epicentre of the Oaxaca Valley. The site was founded in 500BCE, but relatively little was developed during the first two centuries in a period known as Monte Albán Early I.
27 maj 2024 · May 27, 2024. Rising majestically from a mountain ridge some 400 meters above the Valley of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, the ruins of Monte Alban bear spectacular witness to the power and ingenuity of one of Mesoamerica‘s earliest and most influential civilizations – the Zapotecs.
