San José Mogote

San José Mogote appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Gulf Coast and Oaxaca (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 1500 to 500 BCE, a span of 1,000 years. Its people spoke Oto-Manguean languages (Zapotec, Mixtec, Otomi).

The largest village of the Valley of Oaxaca before Monte Albán. A carved stone of about 600 BCE showing a sacrificed captive bears one of the earliest calendar glyphs in Mesoamerica.

See San José Mogote on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1500 to 500 BCE
Duration: 1,000 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Gulf Coast and Oaxaca, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Language family: Oto-Manguean

Became

Zapotec state (Monte Albán) c. 500 BCE to 850 CE

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

1200 BCE San Lorenzo rises as the first Olmec center
500 BCE Monte Albán founded

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Zapotec state (Monte Albán) c. 500 BCE to 850 CE
El Mirador c. 600 BCE to 150 CE
Kaminaljuyu c. 800 BCE to 800 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East
Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
Athens 508 to 322 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did San José Mogote exist?

c. 1500 to 500 BCE, about 1,000 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was San José Mogote?

Gulf Coast and Oaxaca, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.

What language did San José Mogote speak?

Oto-Manguean. This family includes Zapotec, Mixtec, Otomi.

What came after San José Mogote?

Zapotec state (Monte Albán).