San Jose Mogote Ruin Site, Oaxaca, Mexico
San Jose el Mogote Ruin site's
Caretaker in the village will open the
museum for your visit.
Caretaker in the village will open the
museum for your visit.
San Jose Mogote or San Jose El Mogote as it is also
called is the oldest stone city in Mexico. Built in the
valley now called Oaxaca, San Jose El Mogote was
first settled in 1500 BC. The settlement waned in
500 BC in favor of the larger city nearby now called
Monte Alban.
called is the oldest stone city in Mexico. Built in the
valley now called Oaxaca, San Jose El Mogote was
first settled in 1500 BC. The settlement waned in
500 BC in favor of the larger city nearby now called
Monte Alban.
San Jose el Mogote or San Jose Mogote as it is
alternately called has a great little museum with
interesting artifacts
alternately called has a great little museum with
interesting artifacts
To visit San Jose Mogote's museum go to the center of the village and ask for the caretaker. San Jose
Mogote ruin site receives few visitors in spite of its importance and like many small regional museums in
Oaxaca, the town officials do not keep it open
Mogote ruin site receives few visitors in spite of its importance and like many small regional museums in
Oaxaca, the town officials do not keep it open
You are sure to have San Jose Mogote ruin site with its great views of the Etla Valley to yourself except for
foraging goats
foraging goats
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,
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.
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,
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.
Several mounds (Mogotes) can be seen in the area and they include a ball court.
San Jose El Mogote's museum has a great collection of
pre-classic Monte Alban style urns and several Olmec style
stone and ceramic pieces.
pre-classic Monte Alban style urns and several Olmec style
stone and ceramic pieces.
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.
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.
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San Jose Mogote Ruin Site, Oaxaca, Mexico is the site of the San
Jose Mogote Ruin Site, Oaxaca, Mexico is the site of the the first
written language in Mexico, the first ceramics, and the first use
of adobe mud bricks as a building material.first public buildings
in Mesoamerica. San Jose el Mogote had
Jose Mogote Ruin Site, Oaxaca, Mexico is the site of the the first
written language in Mexico, the first ceramics, and the first use
of adobe mud bricks as a building material.first public buildings
in Mesoamerica. San Jose el Mogote had
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