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Lambityeco
Photography by Bill Bell
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Zapotec Culture – Archaeological Site
Lambityeco Archaeological Site
Lambityeco is a small archaeological site just about 3
kilometers west of the Tlacolula city in the Mexican state of
Oaxaca. It is located just off Highway 190 about 25 km (15.5
miles) east from the city of Oaxaca enroute to Mitla. The site
has been securely dated to the Late Classical Period.[1]
The Lambityeco name has several possible origins: from zapoteco
“Yehui” that translats as Guava River. From “Lambi” corrupted
zapoteco of the Spanish word “alambique or still” and of
zapoteco “Pityec” that would translate as mound, hence the name
would mean “the still mound”
Some claim that Lambityeco is a zapoteco word that means “Hollow
Hill” This last interpretation seems to be accepted, considering
that this site was a salt producer, as much during prehispanic
times as in relatively recent times, since records show that as
late as 1940 salt was still produced in this zone.
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