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Multi-periodSite Name: Mitla Alternative Name: Mitla Fortress, Liuba, MictlanCountry: Mexico Region: Oaxaca Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Oaxaca Nearest Village: Mitla
Latitude: 16.927000N Longitude: 96.3594W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Jansold visited on 21st Feb 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
SolarMegalith visited on 1st Mar 2002 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5
The entire area lies at the confluence of the Mitla River and a smaller tributary in the Oaxaca Valley. Hillsides were heavily terraced for agriculture and the modern town lies partially on the pre-contact site. Most of the buildings are sited on earth and stone platforms, having single story which is entered by climbing wide staircases centred on the long axis of the building. The courtyard facing facade of several buildings feature repeating stone mosaic patterns. Paint remains on several buildings, particularly the 'Court of the Columns'. Only the 'Court of the Columns' and the 'Church Group' are excavated. The other complexes lie beneath mounds of dirt, rubble and scrub.
The site lies a half mile north of the small town of San Pablo de Villas Mitla (often referenced a just 'Mitla'). There is a small fee to visit the site. In town, the University of the Americas maintains the Museum of Zapotec Art. The museum is in an old hacienda.
Note: Zapotec rulers may have carried the femur of an ancestor as a sign of lineage. See comment.
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