Do the Zapotec Have a Written Language?
The Zapotec Script Is One of the Earliest Writing Systems in Central America. Zapotec Inscriptions Were Found on Stone Monuments Dating Back to Between 400 and...
The Zapotec script is one of the earliest writing systems in Central America. Zapotec inscriptions were found on stone monuments dating back to between 400 and 200 BC. Most of them were found in Monte Albán, a large archaeological site in the state of Oaxaca.
Did the Zapotec have hieroglyphics?
The Zapotecs were a sedentary culture living in villages and towns, in houses constructed with stone and mortar. They recorded the principal events in their history by means of hieroglyphics, and in warfare they made use of a cotton armour. The well-known ruins of Mitla have been attributed to them.
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What was the Zapotecs religion?
The religion of the Zapotec is Roman Catholic, but belief in pagan spirits, rituals, and myths persists, to some extent intermingled with Christianity. The compadrazgo, a system of ritual kinship established with godparents, is important.
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