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\nBefore Monte Albán rose to prominence, San José Mogote was the leading settlement in the Valley of Oaxaca around 1300 BCE. Thanks to advanced irrigation, it grew into the valley’s largest village and an important ceremonial center. Over...\nBefore Monte Albán rose to prominence, San José Mogote was the leading settlement in the Valley of Oaxaca around 1300 BCE. Thanks to advanced irrigation, it grew into the valley’s largest village and an important ceremonial center. Over time, as population surged and social hierarchies deepened, the site experienced both architectural expansion and increasing conflict, culminating in warfare, elite tombs, and symbolic monuments like the \"One Earthquake\" stela—an early example of Mesoamerican writing and ritual sacrifice. These pressures eventually led to a political crisis and population decline, prompting a shift toward a new urban experiment: the founding of Monte Albán. Monte Albán and the Rise of the Zapotecs part 2\n
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2025
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mexican history, oaxaca, ancient civilizations, mesoamerica, settlements, time, population
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monte albán, zapotecs, zapoteca, zapotec civilization, history of the americas, central american history, oaxaca valley civlization, indigenous americans, world history, mesoamerican history
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