Pre-Columbian Oaxaca
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Pre-Columbian Oaxaca refers to the culturally rich region in southern Mexico that was home to advanced Indigenous civilizations such as the Zapotecs and Mixtecs before Spanish contact.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pre-Columbian Oaxaca canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| archaeologicallyStudiedAt |
Mitla archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monte Albán archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mixteca Alta NERFINISHED ⓘ Mixteca Baja NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
Classic period florescence
ⓘ
Formative period presence ⓘ Postclassic period Mixtec polities ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Mixtec codices
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zapotec script NERFINISHED ⓘ ancestor veneration ⓘ ballgame rituals ⓘ elaborate funerary practices ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
beans and squash cultivation
ⓘ
cotton production ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ obsidian and stone tool production ⓘ regional and interregional trade ⓘ |
| endedWith | Spanish conquest of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later colonial-era Indigenous communities in Oaxaca ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Olmec culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Mixtec civilization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zapotec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ other Indigenous peoples of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced agriculture
ⓘ
complex Indigenous civilizations ⓘ hieroglyphic writing traditions ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ urban centers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oaxaca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ |
| majorSite |
Dainzú
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huamelulpan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lambityeco NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitla NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Albán NERFINISHED ⓘ Yagul NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaachila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
city-states
ⓘ
regional kingdoms ⓘ |
| religion |
polytheism
ⓘ
ritual calendar use ⓘ sacred mountains and caves ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.