LISS.398A TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION:
PART II PRE-EUROPEAN
MESOAMERICA
Central Structures
From
Ball Court
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Technical Information)
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Structures G, H and I comprise the central
structures.
Structure G, facing north, is in the foreground. Structure H with
the remains of a
temple
on it's top clearly visible lies behind G facing east.
Structure I, facing south, lies behind H.
The central structures (G, H, I) of the
Main Plaza
were probably begun during
Monte Albán II
and completed during
Monte Albán III.
They appear today as
platforms with the remains
two-room temples
on top of them facing north (G), east (H) and south (I). Excavation in Structure I revealed an
offering box
containing
Monte Albán II pottery
suggesting that the earliest construction dates to this phase.
Colorado School of Mines
Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies
Dr. Joseph D. Sneed
jsneed@mines.edu
