Zapotecs
- plural of Zapotec.
Example Sentences
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The site was established in roughly 200 A.D. as a fortified village, and then as a burial ground by the Zapotecs, the so-called Cloud People, who settled in the region around 1,500 B.C.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
The Olmec influenced Mesoamerican cultures that followed, including the Zapotecs of Oaxaca, the Teotihuacanos of the Valley of Mexico, and the Maya of southern Mexico and Guatemala.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Zapotecs were contemporaries of the ancient Maya, with both cultures known for their elaborate writing, among the world's first-ever literary traditions.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2023
Because it means "I love you" in the language of the Zapotecs, an indigenous population from southern Mexico.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
Zapotecs were studied at Mitla and Tehuantepec, and the Mixes, Juaves, and Chontals in various towns and villages.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick
