Las canteras de Mitla, Oaxaca

Description:

"Description of prehispanic quarry sites in the vicinity of Mitla where construction stone was cut and prepared. Includes discussion of technology and petrographic analysis"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

subjects: Collection and preservation,  Zapotec Indians,  Zapotec sculpture,  Zapotec architecture,  Antiquities,  Antiquitiees,  Quarries and quarrying,  Architecture

Places: Mitla Site (Mexico),  Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)