The dominant Zapotec chiefdom of the Etla Valley of Oaxaca during the Formative period, antecedent to Monte Albán and the site of Mexico's earliest known Zapotec hieroglyphic writing.
Collapsed as the dominant Zapotec chiefdom around 500 BCE following intense Rosario-phase warfare, its elite population joining in the founding of Monte Albán through synoikism, ending San José Mogote's independent regional authority.
Edited volume covering the long developmental sequence of the Valley of Oaxaca, with detailed treatment of San José Mogote's Formative chiefdom.
Covers the Oaxaca Formative and the rise of Zapotec society, including San José Mogote and the antecedents of Monte Albán and early writing.