Monte Alban, Mexico

The ruins of the ancient city of Monte Alban are located in the South-Eastern part of Mexico. This archaeological site was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site several years ago. The city was the most ancient of founded on the territory of Mesoamerica. You can see the ruins of many preserved ancient buildings in the Oaxaca Valley today. If you look at the city from a small height, you can see its Central Square. The altar is located in its center. Numerous buildings of various purposes, built of stone, are also preserved in the city.

This excellent preservation of buildings is largely it is explained by the fact that the ancient city successfully existed and developed over many hundreds of years. It was the thriving capital of a large-scale expansionist state. Many valuable archaeological artifacts were discovered during the study of the ancient city. They are kept in various museums around the world today. A significant part of the finds is represented in the Oaxaca Museum. You can see fragments of ancient ritual masks here. You will also see sculptures of ancient gods that the city's inhabitants worshipped.

The city of Monte Alban was inhabited by people until the VIII century ad. It rapidly emptied for unknown reasons after the VIII century ad. Exciting excursions are conducted through the vast territory of the city today. You can see the ruins of ancient temples and palaces that belonged to the wealthiest residents of the city in the past. Very interesting objects are sculptures carved from stone. According to researchers, they had an exclusively religious purpose. Next - Merw