Discovered in 1932 by Alfonso Caso, Monte Alban Tomb 7 contains one of the richest burial assemblages ever found in Mesoamerica. Packed with ceramics, jades, gems, and gold objects rare elsewhere in Mexico. A museum wing displays the gold collection in Oaxaca City.
Monte Alban Tomb 7 remains richest pre-Columbian burial north of South America with gold artifacts
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Key facts
- Monte Alban Tomb 7 discovered in 1931 by Alfonso Caso
- Contains the richest tomb ever found north of South America
- Filled with ceramics, jades, precious gems, and gold objects
- Gold artifacts are rare in Mexico but abundant in this tomb
- Entire museum wing in Oaxaca City dedicated to displaying the gold objects
- Valley of Oaxaca contains over 100 tombs at Monte Alban alone
- Hundreds of tombs exist throughout the Valley of Oaxaca region
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Where is all the treasure from Tomb 7 Monte Albán?montealbanoaxaca.com
The vast majority of the archaeological treasure from Tomb 7 of Monte Albán is housed within the Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca, located in ...
The Golden Treasures of Monte Alban: Mexican Representation and ...repository.arizona.edu
Altogether the cache consisted of hundreds of objects made of gold, precious stone, sea shells and human remains. Dubbed the Monte Alban Treasure by its ...
Tomb Seven at Monte Albán | HistoricalMXhistoricalmx.org
The archeological site of Monte Alban was rediscovered by Alfonso Caso in 1931. At the site there are two ball court, two observatories, temples, tombs, and ...
The Tombs of Monte Albán | Lugares INAHlugares.inah.gob.mx
It was discovered by Alfonso Caso in 1937, during the sixth season of the Monte Albán Project explorations. The tomb lies in one of the archeological zone's ...
Monte Alban and Mitla (Yes, More Ruins!) – catch-the-wind.comcatch-the-wind.com
It is unique in Mesoamerica for its fine masonic fretwork – beautiful geometric patterns had been created using finely cut stone pieces, which ...
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