LISS.398A TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION:
PART II PRE-EUROPEAN
MESOAMERICA
Etla Valley
From
west side
of the
Main Plaza
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Looking northwest from the
west side
of the
Main Plaza,
the
Etla Valley
streches to the right behind the hill topped by the
North Platform.
Note the remains of
terraces
on the side of the hill. Such
remains are are present on most of the slopes of Monte
Albán. Residential sturctures, minor public structures and
probably small gardens were situated on them.
The plant with the white blooms in the left foreground is a palo
bobo or cazahuate (lpomoea murucoides).
Colorado School of Mines
Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies
Dr. Joseph D. Sneed
jsneed@mines.edu
