San Jose el Mogote Archaeological Ruin Site,Oaxaca, Mexico
San Jose Mogote or San Jose el
Mogote Archaeological Ruin
Site is an important Ruin site
because it is the oldest stone city
found to date in Mexico. 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.
Mogote Archaeological Ruin
Site is an important Ruin site
because it is the oldest stone city
found to date in Mexico. 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.
17* 20' N 96* 59' w Etla
Valley Oaxaca Mexico
south Central Mexico 8
miles northwest of
Oaxaca city
Valley Oaxaca Mexico
south Central Mexico 8
miles northwest of
Oaxaca city
Contact with the Olmec culture of veracruz or trade activity is evident in the ceramic and stone pottery
and sculpture displayed at San Jose's small museum next to the largely un restored ruin. Recent study
has shown that ceramic goods might have flowed both ways between San Jose el Mogote and the
Olmec centers on the gulf coast.
and sculpture displayed at San Jose's small museum next to the largely un restored ruin. Recent study
has shown that ceramic goods might have flowed both ways between San Jose el Mogote and the
Olmec centers on the gulf coast.
As the nearby city of Monte Alban took shape in 500 BC San Jose Mogote lost its importance as a political
center as power shifted to the larger city.
Trade with the Olmec culture is evident in the ceramic and stone pottery and sculpture at the small museum
next to the largely un restored ruin. Recent study has shown that ceramic goods flowed both ways between
San Jose el Mogote and the Olmec centers on the gulf coast.
center as power shifted to the larger city.
Trade with the Olmec culture is evident in the ceramic and stone pottery and sculpture at the small museum
next to the largely un restored ruin. Recent study has shown that ceramic goods flowed both ways between
San Jose el Mogote and the Olmec centers on the gulf coast.
San Jose el Mogote Archaeological Ruin Site,Oaxaca, Mexico is a
small site near Oaxaca city. The oldest stone city yet found in Mexico
dating to a first settlement of 1500 years BC and lasting until 500 BC.
small site near Oaxaca city. The oldest stone city yet found in Mexico
dating to a first settlement of 1500 years BC and lasting until 500 BC.
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