Monte Albán

E32990
UNESCO World Heritage Site Zapotec site ancient city archaeological site

Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Monte Albán canonical 25
Monte Albán archaeological site 4
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
Zapotec site ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
abandoned around 800–900 CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mesoamerican stepped pyramids ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Zapotec civilization ⓘ
discoveredByArchaeology Guillermo Dupaix ⓘ
distanceFromOaxacaCity about 9 kilometers ⓘ
elevation about 1940 meters above sea level ⓘ
founded around 500 BCE ⓘ
function economic center ⓘ
political center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
hasBallcourt yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptions Zapotec script ⓘ
early Mesoamerican writing ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Oaxaca state ⓘ
locatedOn mountain ridge ⓘ
majorExcavationBy Alfonso Caso ⓘ
majorExcavationPeriod 1930s ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
notableFeature Building J ⓘ
Danzantes reliefs ⓘ
Main Plaza ⓘ
ballcourts ⓘ
observatory-like structure ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
pyramidal platforms ⓘ
tombs ⓘ
overlooks Oaxaca ⓘ
surface form: city of Oaxaca
partOf Monte Albán self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pre-Hispanic City and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
peakPopulation approximately 25,000 inhabitants ⓘ
period Classic Mesoamerican period ⓘ
Preclassic Mesoamerican period ⓘ
region Mesoamerica ⓘ
significance major Zapotec capital ⓘ
one of the earliest urban centers in Mesoamerica ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 415 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987 ⓘ
usedFor astronomical observations ⓘ
elite burials ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mesoamerica → majorSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Zapotec civilization → hasCapital → Monte Albán ⓘ
Zapotec civilization → hasMajorSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Zapotec civilization → politicalCenter → Monte Albán ⓘ
Mixtec civilization → archaeologicalSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monte Albán (late Mixtec occupation)
Monte Albán → partOf → Monte Albán self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pre-Hispanic City and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Oaxaca → hasMajorArchaeologicalSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Oaxaca → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
State of Oaxaca → contains → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monte Albán archaeological site
State of Oaxaca → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Classic period in Mesoamerica → hasMajorCenter → Monte Albán ⓘ
Classic period in Mesoamerica → dominantCultureInRegion → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zapotecs at Monte Albán
southern Mexico → hasArchaeologicalSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Mexico
southern Mexico → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Mexico
this entity surface form: Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Zapotec → majorArchaeologicalSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Zapotec → capitalCityInAntiquity → Monte Albán ⓘ
Oaxaca Valley → contains → Monte Albán ⓘ
Oaxaca Valley → tourismAttraction → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monte Albán archaeological site
Lambityeco → nearbyMajorSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Zapotec people → historicalCity → Monte Albán ⓘ
Zapotec people → capitalOfAncientState → Monte Albán ⓘ
Cocijo → worshipedIn → Monte Albán ⓘ
Formative period of Mesoamerica → hasSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Main Plaza → partOf → Monte Albán ⓘ
Main Plaza → locatedIn → Monte Albán ⓘ
Main Plaza → partOf → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Monte Albán
Main Plaza → connectedTo → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Building J at Monte Albán
Main Plaza → connectedTo → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Platform of Monte Albán
Main Plaza → connectedTo → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Platform of Monte Albán
Danzantes reliefs → locatedIn → Monte Albán ⓘ
Danzantes reliefs → partOf → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monte Albán archaeological site
Danzantes reliefs → foundAt → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Building L at Monte Albán
Building J → locatedIn → Monte Albán ⓘ
Building J → partOf → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monte Albán archaeological site
Building J → locatedIn → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Main Plaza of Monte Albán
Zapotec script → usedInRegion → Monte Albán ⓘ
Zapotec script → associatedSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Region of Valles Centrales → containsArchaeologicalSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Cloud People → associatedWithArchaeologicalSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
Alfonso Caso → notableWork → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: excavations at Monte Albán
Alfonso Caso → workLocation → Monte Albán ⓘ
Alfonso Caso → researchFocus → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient city of Monte Albán
Oaxaca state → hasArchaeologicalSite → Monte Albán ⓘ
subject surface form: Oaxaca (state)
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Mexico → includes → Monte Albán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monte Albán archaeological zone