Monte Albán

American  

[mawn-te ahl-bahn] / ˈmɔn tɛ ɑlˈbɑn /

noun

1. a major ceremonial center of the Zapotec culture, near the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, occupied from 600 b.c. to a.d. 700.

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Example Sentences

They lack the grandeur of Mexico’s better-known archaeological sites of Tenochtitlán, Chichén Itzá and Monte Albán, but the small, comprehensive museum there beautifully traces the history of the Mogollon people who inhabited it, as well as other regional Indigenous cultures.

From Washington Post

The oldest of the three objects, possibly a ceremonial urn used to burn incense and dating back more than 1,500 years, has been identified as coming from Mexico’s Zapotec culture, whose hilltop capital of Monte Alban is a popular tourist destination.

From Reuters

Ms. Albers visited the country 14 times, starting in 1935, and the curators credit a visit to the Zapotec ruins at Monte Albán for the triangular motifs that turn up in her prints, wall-hangings and commercial fabric for Knoll.

From New York Times

“In a Cloud” displays drawings and textiles by Anni that bear the influence of the stark, geometric designs she was seeing at ancient archeological sites such as Monte Albán.

From Los Angeles Times

At ground level, an American couple from New York City moves through Oaxaca, visiting sites like the pre-Columbian ruins of Monte Albán, but also encountering the tensions of the city, like the teachers’ union demonstrations that continue to this day.

From Los Angeles Times