Yagul
Yagul is a pre-Columbian city complex (now an archaeological excavation site) near Tlacolula de Matamoros in Oaxaca , Mexico . The first traces of settlement can already be found around the 3rd millennium BC. BC. The city was from the 5th Century. BC by the Zapotecs , later built, inhabited and expanded by the Mixtecs . A fortress was built on the immediately adjacent mountain peak. Several rich burial sites have been uncovered near the excavation. Several pyramids were built around 900, some palaces only around 1300 to 1400.
The prehistoric caves and structures of Yagul and Mitla in the Oaxaca Valley have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2010 .
See also
Web links
- Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia: Yagul
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
Coordinates: 16 ° 57 ′ 30.1 ″ N , 96 ° 27 ′ 0.5 ″ W.
Heritage: Historic Center of Mexico City and Xochimilco (1987) | Pre-Columbian City and National Park of Palenque (1987) | Pre-Columbian city of Teotihuacán (1987) | Old town of Oaxaca and ruins of Monte Albán (1987) | Historic Center of Puebla (1987) | Guanajuato Historic Center and Mines (1988) | Pre-Columbian city of Chichén Itzá (1988) | Old Town of Morelia (1991) | Pre-Columbian city of El Tajín (1992) | Old town of Zacatecas (1993) | Rock carvings in the Sierra de San Francisco (1993) | Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl (1994) | Pre-Columbian city of Uxmal (1996) | Querétaro monument ensemble (1996) | Cabañas Hospice in Guadalajara (1997) | Monument area of Tlacotalpan (1998) | Archaeological sites of Paquimé in Casas Grandes (1998) | Xochicalco Archaeological Site (1999) | Historic city and fortress of Campeche (1999) | Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda (2003) | Luís Barragán's house and studio (2004) | Agave landscape and historical tequila production sites (2006) | University campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2007) | Fortified town of San Miguel de Allende and the pilgrimage church of Jesús de Nazareno in Atotonilco (2008) | Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (2010) | Prehistoric caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Oaxaca Valley (2010) | Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque (2015)
Natural heritage: Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (1987) | El Vizcaíno lagoon - whale shelter (1993) | Islands and Protected Areas in the Gulf of California (2005) | Mariposa Monarca Biosphere Reserve (2008) | El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (2013) | Revillagigedo Archipelago (2016)
Cultural / natural heritage: Mayan city of Calakmul and tropical rainforests in Campeche (2002)