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Discovery of the Zapotec Giant Owl Tomb: The 1,400-Year-Old Oaxaca's Ancient Burial Chamber and Its Symbolic Sculptures

by James L. Hogue
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798247720904
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 102
  • Original Price: GBP 13.15
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 146 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Archaeology

This book examines the archaeological find of the Zapotec Giant Owl Tomb in San Pablo Huitzo, Oaxaca, Mexico. It does so through a structured view, beginning with an introduction that outlines the pre-Hispanic chronology of Oaxaca, contemporary Zapotec demographics, the significance of the San Pablo Huitzo site, and the multidisciplinary approach. The book further details the historical background of Zapotec society, archaeological investigations in the Valley of Oaxaca covering major centers and chronology, previous excavations at Monte Alb�n, regional survey methodologies, and cultural interactions across Mesoamerica, the 2025 discovery, from the looting report and initial response to rescue excavation procedures, stratigraphic documentation, and site registration and mapping, Architectural features, The owl sculpture with morphological descriptions, placement and orientation, beak portraiture analysis, and symbolic associations with death, Polychrome murals, Calendrical inscriptions and representations, funerary practices and cosmological beliefs, environmental threats and damage, mural stabilization protocols, advanced analytical methods, and prospects for future research.

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