Cultural sphere · approximate500 BCE – 800 CE · 1300 years
Zapotec / Monte Albán
Overview
The Zapotec civilization is an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence shows that their culture originated at least 2,500 years ago. The Zapotec archaeological site at the ancient city of Monte Albán has monumental buildings, ball courts, tombs and grave goods, including finely worked gold jewelry. 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. The Zapotec peoples are their modern descendants.
Wikipedia: Zapotec civilization·CC BY-SA 4.0
Borders & accuracy
An archaeological culture; extent is defined by where its material remains have been found rather than by political control.
- SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
- DETAILhistorical-basemaps:-100:Monte Albán
- SNAPSHOT100 BCE
- MATCHEDMonte Albán
- POLITY TYPEculture
Also during this period
No conflict record yet names this polity as a belligerent; these overlap its dates only.
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Open in the atlas →Seeks the timeline to 500 BCE and fits the map to these borders.
Cite as: Zapotec / Monte Albán (500 BCE – 800 CE). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/e/americas-zapotec-monte-alban · Sources & methodology