Monte AlbÁn
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...gold, copper, jade, rock crystal, obsidian, and turquoise mosaic and bone and wood carving showing elaborate religious symbolism. Excavation was begun (1931) by the Mexican archaeologist Alfonso Caso . The Zapotec apparently had an advanced...