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Effigy Urn with Female Figure
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Ruinas de Monte Alban II, Oaxaca, 1980
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A Zapotec Terracotta Figural Urn of the Butterfly God (Ītzpāpālōtl) found at Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico, Circa 200-600 AD
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Monte Alban
The city of the indigenous Zapotecas, from 700BC to 1500 AD. This civilization pre-dates the Mayans and Incas, and was the main culture in this part of the country.
Situated amongst 6 mountain peaks within the valley, the architecture and layout of the city indicates that they had knowledge of sophisticated engineering (arched roofs, underground tombs, water cisterns), agriculture (terraced farms, companion planting, nitrogen fixing), and astronomy (a building in the public square that acts as a giant sundial, accurately measuring the equinox and solstices).
The stone pyramids that are still standing, were actually the foundations of buildings and homes built of clay and wood. Because the city was abandoned with the Spanish conquest, most of those top structures were left to deteriorate; only these foundations remain today, giving us clues, but not much detail, about how the city really would've looked inside and out.
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Monte Alban, Oaxaca
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Wow, Oaxaca!
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CERRO DEL JAGUAR
Monte Albán, Oaxaca
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Two Weeks in Oaxaca: Churches, Cactuses, and Culture
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Stunning Monte Alban
Monte Albán in Mexico and adjacent Mitla are two outstanding archaeological sites in the state of Oaxaca. Over 2,200 terraces, various pyramid structures, grand stairs, lavish palaces, intricate tombs, and even a ball court are all features of Monte Alban. At its peak, there were about 25,000 people living there. The Mixtecs threatened the Zapotecs in 800 AD, so they fortified Monte Alban before being expelled. Wanna read the entire travel guide? It’s available on our website; Click here to read all the travel guides and many more! And if you want to visit the great Monte Alban in reality, we can customize your own private tour Right Now!
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Dani Baá (Monte Alban) and Tumba 7
Dani Baá (Monte Alban) and Tumba 7
Dani Baá is the original name of the place. I’ve always felt that we should call these places by their original names and not by the name given by its colonizers.
It’s beautiful there. Like with many ancient sites around the world, it’s hard not to be enthralled by the size, scale, exactness of measurements, proportions and alignment with the movements of celestial bodies, namely the sun, the…
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#Cap-Bon-Ami#Parc National Forillon#Mont-Saint-Alban#La Chute#Prélude-à-Forillon#Camping#Hiking#Nature Hikes
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A Zapotec Terracotta Figural Urn of the Butterfly God (Ītzpāpālōtl) found at Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico, Circa 200-600 AD. Sold at sotheby's in 2017 for $200,000
#zapotec#olmec#mayans#itzpapalotl#monte albán#oaxaca#pre-columbian#mexico#central america#indigenous people#american indians#atlantis#terracotta#sothebys#art
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The Jade Mask of the Zapotec Bat God, unearthed by archaeologists in the ancient city ruins of Monte Alban, symbolizes the rich cultural and religious tapestry of the powerful Zapotec civilization that once flourished between 100 BC and 200 AD.
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Anni Albers, Monte Alban, (silk, linen, wool), 1936 [Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Leahy. © Josef & Anni Albers Foundation / ARS, New York]
Digital Exhibition: Artisanal Modernism and the Labor of Women (Professor Maria Gough, Spring 2022), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Spring 2022
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