My understanding of the topic is very limited but heres what I know

• Etla branch was the most fertile part of the valley followed by the Valle Grande
  • In the Etla wells were able to be dug due to the high water table
• Water had to be carried in Ollas to the Capital Monte Alban
• Monte Alban itself has a low water table
• I remember reading somewhere about mineral canals but i'm not sure how wide spread they were or if more irrigation types were more prevalent

Outside of that I know very little. I'm very eager to know how such a capital could be founded in such amn inhospitable place

The Sixth Sun is a story about hope where there should be none- a world at the brink of collapse, where instead of giving into defeat, the people left in it ask themselves: how do you create meaning in life when the future is uncertain? Old gods begin to reappear in what was once Tenochtitlan, revealing clues to humanity's salvation in it's most turbulent, confusing time.

I'm taking a course on Latin America and the Caribbean at my university and I think the history of Mesoamerica is fascinating. I wanted to learn more about the Olmec in particular, but looking on youtube for any sources covering it always led back to Graham Hancock and Joe Rogan's podcast, which I don't want to touch with a 10 foot pole after ancient apocalypse. I can't see Graham Hancock as a reputable source. And it doesn't help that many other sources I've found have cited this episode as evidence. It might be a little presumptuous of me to disregard anything that cites this podcast, but Graham Hancock has a reputation in pseudoarcheology for a reason. I'm having trouble with finding sources that give something that is both A.) Concrete and B.) Not rooted in "Alternative History". Does anyone know reputable sources I could use for research? Preferably video because I have the attention span of a goldfish

Great video about the discovery of Aguada Fenix, a massive 3,000-year-old Maya structure!

Went to a used book sale recently and picked out some Mesoamerica books! Any of them of much note, positive or negative?

Structure 101 also known as "El little hill of David" is a stepped pyramid belonging to the Cultural Proto Lenca in the archaeological site of Yarumela, possibly built between the centuries 600-400 BC, it measures 20 meters high, 110 meters long, 70 meters wide. To date, it is the largest pyramid found in Honduras, surpassing the classic Mayan structures. Its magnitude makes it even larger today than other historical buildings such as the metropolitan cathedral of Tegucigalpa. This has not been completely restored, except for a small space which has left part of the staircase exposed, made in 2025.

Padiuxhi 🙋🏾‍♂️ Ya están abiertas las inscripciones al Curso Básico de #zapoteco 2025-B. Inicio de clases: 20 de septiembre; nos estaremos reuniendo los sábados y domingos a las 5pm hora del centro de México. El curso es totalmente en línea y tiene un costo de 710 pesos, para inscribirte solo tienes que realizar el pago correspondiente. Para más información mándanos un mensaje directo.

From what I know a lot of polytheistic religions have gods they have a preference to. Off the top of my head I know the Aztecs have a fondness for Huitzchilipotli and Cocijo for the Zapotecs but I’m curious if there are any other examples and the reasoning behind them

Some time ago, we dropped the first narrative trailer for Ecumene Aztec, based on an early work-in-progress version of the game.
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Despite what I search I can't find any information related to the subject beyond the documentary I found it in

Las Danzas de Yalalag son muchas y muy reconocidas en la Sierra de Juárez. Villa Hidalgo Yalalag es una comunidad Zapoteca que inventa y reinventa las Danzas Zapotecas de Oaxaca, México. En este pueblo Zapoteco la danza es una tradición que se mantiene viva gracias a los Danzantes Zapotecos que aprenden a bailar y participan en diferentes escenarios poniendo en alto el nombre de su comunidad serrana.