Great Pyramid of Cholula construction phases from 200 BCE onward

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Great Pyramid of Cholula construction phases from 200 BCE onward. Inhabitants are proposed to have been speakers of the Oto-Manguean language family, which also contains Zapotec and Mixtec languages

Fascinating linguistic connection! Researchers suggest the builders of the Great Pyramid of Cholula may have spoken languages from the Oto-Manguean family — the same family that includes Zapotec and Mixtec languages spoken in Mesoamerica today. This proposal reshapes how we think about who shaped this monumental site.

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Inhabitants are proposed to have been speakers of the Oto-Manguean language family, which also contains Zapotec and Mixtec languages

Source: The Largest Pyramid in the World by World of Antiquity