Zona Arqueologica de Atzompa (Atzompa Archaeological Zone), Oaxaca
Atzompa is an archaeological site located about 8 km west of the city of Oaxaca on Cerro del Bonete, in the town of Santa María Atzompa. The Zona Arqueologica de Atzompa (Atzompa Archaeological Zone) was a monumental complex belonging to nearby Monte Albán.
The site was occupied by the Zapotec civilization in the Mesoamerican Classic period, from 650 to 900 AD. C. It could have been a satellite housing area of Monte Albán, probably inhabited by a common lineage or some elite of the main city, like Cerro del Gallo, El Plumaje, El Mogollito, Cerro de la Cruz, Monte Albán Chico and El Paragüito.
Its location allowed it to be a point of surveillance and observation of what was happening between the Valley of Oaxaca and the mountains to the north of it, as well as having visual contact with Monte Albán. Atzompa would have been abandoned in 900, also coinciding with the abandonment of Monte Albán and the disintegration of the Zapotec state.
The site was first excavated in 1937 by Jorge Ruffier Acosta. As of 2007, the archaeologist Nelly M. Robles García led the Archaeological Project of the Monumental Complex of Atzompa.
The site was occupied by the Zapotec civilization in the Mesoamerican Classic period, from 650 to 900 AD. C. It could have been a satellite housing area of Monte Albán, probably inhabited by a common lineage or some elite of the main city, like Cerro del Gallo, El Plumaje, El Mogollito, Cerro de la Cruz, Monte Albán Chico and El Paragüito.
Its location allowed it to be a point of surveillance and observation of what was happening between the Valley of Oaxaca and the mountains to the north of it, as well as having visual contact with Monte Albán. Atzompa would have been abandoned in 900, also coinciding with the abandonment of Monte Albán and the disintegration of the Zapotec state.
The site was first excavated in 1937 by Jorge Ruffier Acosta. As of 2007, the archaeologist Nelly M. Robles García led the Archaeological Project of the Monumental Complex of Atzompa.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.
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Sight Name: Zona Arqueologica de Atzompa (Atzompa Archaeological Zone)
Sight Location: Oaxaca, Mexico (See walking tours in Oaxaca)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Sight Location: Oaxaca, Mexico (See walking tours in Oaxaca)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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