San Jose el Mogote, Oaxaca Ruin Site, Mexico
North out of
Oaxaca City
about 7 miles
on Route 190.
on the left side.
Public bus,
Collective taxi.
Near Naverino
in the Etla Valley
Oaxaca City
about 7 miles
on Route 190.
on the left side.
Public bus,
Collective taxi.
Near Naverino
in the Etla Valley
Built in the valley now called
Oaxaca, San Jose el Mogote
was first settled in 1500 BC
and developed one of the first
written languages according to
glyphs found at the site. As the
nearby city of Monte Alban
took shape in 500 BC San Jose
Mogote lost its importance as a
political center in favor of the
larger city.
Oaxaca, San Jose el Mogote
was first settled in 1500 BC
and developed one of the first
written languages according to
glyphs found at the site. As the
nearby city of Monte Alban
took shape in 500 BC San Jose
Mogote lost its importance as a
political center in favor of the
larger city.
San Jose El Mogote Ruin Site is possibly the oldest stone city in
Mesoamerica and dates to 1500 BC for its first settlement.
San Jose El Mogote had the first public buildings in Mesoamerica, the
first use of written language in Mexico, the first ceramics, and the first
use of adobe mud bricks as a building material.
San Jose El Mogote is located at 17* 20' N and 96* 59' W in the Etla
valley of Oaxaca in south central Mexico, eight miles north of Oaxaca
city.
San Jose El Mogote was settled by Zapotec builders who occupied the
site until 500 BC and had an estimated population of 2000 at that time.
San Jose El Mogote has a small museum with a great collection of
stone and ceramic artifacts showing regional characteristics and an
Olmec influence. The museum has a small fee and will be opened by
the caretaker for your visit. Find the caretaker in the village center.
Hours 9-2, 4-6
San Jose El Mogote is a small, little-developed site and rarely visited
in spite of its immense importance to the chronology of ancient
Mesoamerican culture. Olmec ties and precursors to the buildings
and ceramic styles of Monte Alban evident in the artifacts make it a
must visit for devotes of ancient Mexican art.
Mesoamerica and dates to 1500 BC for its first settlement.
San Jose El Mogote had the first public buildings in Mesoamerica, the
first use of written language in Mexico, the first ceramics, and the first
use of adobe mud bricks as a building material.
San Jose El Mogote is located at 17* 20' N and 96* 59' W in the Etla
valley of Oaxaca in south central Mexico, eight miles north of Oaxaca
city.
San Jose El Mogote was settled by Zapotec builders who occupied the
site until 500 BC and had an estimated population of 2000 at that time.
San Jose El Mogote has a small museum with a great collection of
stone and ceramic artifacts showing regional characteristics and an
Olmec influence. The museum has a small fee and will be opened by
the caretaker for your visit. Find the caretaker in the village center.
Hours 9-2, 4-6
San Jose El Mogote is a small, little-developed site and rarely visited
in spite of its immense importance to the chronology of ancient
Mesoamerican culture. Olmec ties and precursors to the buildings
and ceramic styles of Monte Alban evident in the artifacts make it a
must visit for devotes of ancient Mexican art.
San Jose El Mogote artifacts in the small museum show an unusual diversity
hinting at active trade throughout ancient Mexico
hinting at active trade throughout ancient Mexico
San Jose el Mogote's artifacts show an Olmec influence that would later become a signature
artistic style at Monte Alban Oaxaca's spectacular ruin just outside the modern city of Oaxaca.
artistic style at Monte Alban Oaxaca's spectacular ruin just outside the modern city of Oaxaca.
Northern influence, the
Rain god Tlaloc
Rain god Tlaloc
San Jose Mogote or San Jose el Mogote as it is also
called is an important Ruin site in Mesoamerica because
it is the oldest stone city found to date in Mexico.
called is an important Ruin site in Mesoamerica because
it is the oldest stone city found to date in Mexico.
San Jose el Mogote, Oaxaca Ruin Site and museum Oaxaca, Mexico
San Jose el Mogote, Oaxaca Ruin Site, Mexico is an important Ruin site
in Mesoamerica because it is the oldest stone city found to date in
Mexico.
San Jose el Mogote has a small museum that contains artifacts with
Olmec influence.
in Mesoamerica because it is the oldest stone city found to date in
Mexico.
San Jose el Mogote has a small museum that contains artifacts with
Olmec influence.
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