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  1. Lost 15th-century Zapotec city unearthed in Mexican jungle

    A recent study using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology has uncovered the true magnitude of Guiengola, a 15th-century Zapotec city in southern Oaxaca, Mexico. Previously believed to be a military fortress, the site has now been identified as a fortified city covering 360 hectares, consisting of over 1,100 structures...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/02/los

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    #archaeology #Guiengola #LiDAR #Zapotec

  2. Kanitlow

    "Kanitlow, I am losing your face". Those were the words of Mexican Photographer Luvia Lazo's great grandfather, who was losing his eyesight ... Words that inspired her Photo Series. These photographs serve as a record of her community, the indigenous Zapotec People and their culture which fades with the passage of time

    #luvialazo #kanitlow #zapotec #photoseries #photographyseries #photography #faceless #fotografia #fotografie #fotografo #colorphotography #color #couleur #colour

  3. Kanitlow

    "Kanitlow, I am losing your face". Those were the words of Mexican Photographer Luvia Lazo's great grandfather, who was losing his eyesight ... Words that inspired her Photo Series. These photographs serve as a record of her community, the indigenous Zapotec People and their culture which fades with the passage of time

    #luvialazo #kanitlow #zapotec #photoseries #photographyseries #photography #faceless #fotografia #fotografie #fotografo #colorphotography #color #couleur #colour

  4. For more than 3000 years, the Mesoamerican culture area was witness to the rise (and fall) of more than eight great civilizations: Olmec, Maya, “Totonac," Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec, and Aztec. The "Golden Age," or Classic Period, of these civilizations occurred between AD 150 and AD 900, but our interest here, will extend back in time to the very earliest Mesoamerican cultures, as well. #Mesoamerica #Olmec #Maya #Totonac #Teotihuacan #Zapotec #Mixtec #Toltec #Aztec

  5. Archaeologists may have found ruins of fabled entrance to Zapotec underworld - An archaeological research expedition has uncovered evidence of a legendary subter... - arstechnica.com/?p=1951723 #groundpenetratingradar #meso-americanhistory #anthropology #archaeology #geophysics #culture #science #zapotec #lyobaa #mitla