Evidence points to the Zapotec civilization, which followed the Olmecs, as the birthplace of Mesoamerica’s first written calendar. The Andean Civilization was a complex society that lived along ...

Long thought to be a fortress, Guiengola has been revealed as a sprawling city thanks to airborne lidar analysis ...

The updated perspective of Guiengola, featured in a November study published in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica, illustrates the political and social workings of the Zapotec civilization, which met ...

Archaeologists Unearth a Centuries-Old Fortified City Which Belonged to a Civilization That Developed Writing A researcher ...

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In part, it illustrates the political and social workings of the Zapotec civilization, which met its end at the hands of Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s. Using airborne LiDAR technology ...

Vibrant, colorful and full of character, Mexico is one of North America’s most exciting tourist destinations. This large ...

indicating that structures such as temples and ritual ball courts were reserved for the elite, while commoners lived in separate districts. Guiengola remains untouched by the sweeping cultural changes ...

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Guiengola remains untouched by the sweeping cultural changes brought by Spanish colonization, offering a rare glimpse into the pre-Hispanic Zapotec civilization. ArtDependence Magazine is an ...