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zapotecs  

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  • The Zapotec are an ethnic group that has long inhabited modern Oaxaca in Mexico. The ancient Zapotec produced one of Mesoamerica's earliest civilizations, replete with cities, monumental architecture, writing and calendrical systems, accomplished artisans, complex sociopolitical organization, and far-reaching economic ties. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Zapotecs]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VZRQHM4M-B

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