Monte Albán

I cover six in my book.

Uh, I cover Tikal, uh, Yaxha, which is in Guatemala, uh, Teotihuacan, uh, uh, Tepotzlan, which is, uh, in, uh, Mexico proper, uh, central Mexico, and, uh, Monte Albán and Mitla, which is in the southern Oaxaca.

Uh, but as an example, in the Yucatan, Uxmal is an ancient university.

If you look at the ruins, um, you'll see these long, uh, halls with, uh, rooms, uh, in them where you can tell people gathered for lessons and, and instruction.

When I went there, all of a sudden it came to me, oh my God, uh, Tikal is connected to Teotihuacan.

In history, there's archeological evidence that, that there is correspondence between those two major, uh, centers.

And then I discovered, uh, Yaxha, which is between the two of them, Teotihuacan, Monte Albán, and Mitla, which are all, were all interconnected in some way.

Not just politically, uh, in terms of royalty or in terms of, um, uh, uh, their power, uh, for the combined empire, but for their philosophy, their understanding of the cosmos, their celestial observations, and their understanding of consciousness and how it works together.

The Mixtecs were Mesoamerica's best gold and silversmiths.

The sophistication of their work is showcased in the treasures found in Monte Albán Tomb 7.

That's the richest tomb that's ever been found in Mexico.

The Mixtecs are also famous for their well-preserved codices.

The nose ornament is designed to clip into the nose and dangle over the mouth.

The Moche in Peru invented it, and Chimu continued it, and then it shows up in Oaxaca.

Monte Albán Tomb 7 has beautiful examples.

They aren't the crescent moon form of Peru, but the way they connect to the septum and dangle over the mouth is near identical.