Ramón Celis affirms that this discovery is key to understanding the politics and social structure of the Zapotec civilization ... Their existence indicates that spiritual life and politics ...

Mitla's main temple was deliberately built over by a church, symbolizing the shift from Zapotec spirituality to Spanish faith. ‘Countdown to death found’: Tiny sphere in cells may dictate ...

This Zapotec city, erected atop a hill 10 km from Oaxaca, was the spiritual and political heart of the region between 500 BCE and 800 CE. Its esplanades, sculpted to perfection, offer a panoramic ...