Dainzu Ruin Site, Oaxaca, Mexico

Dainzu Ruin Site Oaxaca Mexico

Dainzu Archaeological
Ruin Site Oaxaca, Mexico.
Dainzu ruin Site is located in the
Valley of Oaxaca, South Central
Mexico on Route 190, 16 miles
southwest of Oaxaca City near
the village of Macuilxochitl

The Zapotec culture established
the settlement in 600 BC and
developed the city in several
stages until 1200 AD.
Archaeologist believe that the
city reached its zenith before
200 AD

Dainzu Ruin site's buildings
consist of quarried stone and
river cobbles.
There is no museum at the site.
The fee is 34 peso.

Dainzu Ruin site's unusual
features include a partially
restored ball court built in the
tenth century and a group of
sculpted stones depicting ball
players that are similar to Monte
Alban's Danzantes.

Dainzu ruin site, excavated in
1965 by Ignacio Bernal, also has
a tomb with a sculpted Jaguar
lintel and a hilltop ruin site.

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Dainzu was built on a hillside with
a ruin at the top of the hill

From the ruin the builders had a good view of the ball court and the valley towards the present day village
of Tlacochahuaya

The large group of
sculpted stones similar to
Monte Alban's Danzante
sculptures depict rituals
that pertain to the ball
game.

Dainzu's sculptures depict
two different styles of ball
game equipment ,
prompting researchers to
speculate that the game
changed over the years.

The ball court
would have had a
coating of stucco in
Pre-hispanic times
and the sloping
sides would have
been smooth

During the excavation and stabilization of the site the sculptured stones were put beneath a
sheltering roof.

Dainzu Ruin Site
Oaxaca, Mexico.