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2.2 Xoo phase settlements in the Valley of Oaxaca
2.3 Xoo phase settlements in the Tlacolula arm of the valley
2.4 Xoo phase monumental architectural complexes at Monte Albán and Lambityeco
2.5 Products sold in the Tlacolula market
2.6 Additional products sold in the Tlacolula market
3.1 Ancient and modern salt production at Lambityeco
3.2 Xoo phase salt production at Lambityeco
3.3 Plan and profile of Tomb 9 in Mound 91 at Lambityeco
3.4 Rim sherd construction at Lambityeco
3.5 Evidence of ceramic production at Lambityeco
3.6 Tools for textile production from Lambityeco
3.7 Plan and profile of Lambityeco Tomb 10
4.1 The archaeological site of Lambityeco
4.5 Model of a residential plot in Mitla
4.6 Model of Xoo phase residence
4.7 The center of Xoo phase Lambityeco
4.8 Sunrise over Mound 195 during the winter solstice, December 22, 1987
5.2 Mound 195 before excavations
5.3 Cociyo urns from Tomb 2 and Cociyo busts from Mound 190
5.4 The sequence of elite structures in Mound 195
5.5 Plan and profiles of Structure 195-6
5.6 Plan and profile of Tomb 5
5.8 West talud of the Structure 195-5 platform
5.9 Plan and profiles of Structure 195-5
5.10 Plan and profiles of Tomb 6 in Structure 195-5
5.11 Plan and profiles of Structure 195-4
5.12 West room of Structure 195-4SE
5.13 Plan and profiles of Tomb 6 in Structure 195-4SE
5.14 Vaulted roof of the main chamber of Tomb 6
5.15 Some features of Structure 195-4NE
5.16 Entryways between Structures 195-4SE and 195-4NE
5.17 Sweatbath north of Mound 195 with three phases of construction
5.18 Plan and profiles of the innermost or original sweatbath
5.19 Sweatbath in Mitla in 1980
5.20 Isometric reconstructions of Structures 195-6, 195-5, and 195-4
6.1 Plan and profiles of Structure 195-3
6.3 Southwest corner of the platform of Structure 195-3SE
6.4 South room of Structure 195-3SE
6.5 Southeast corner room of Structure 195-3SE
6.6 Earlier east room of Structure 195-3SE
6.7 Plan and profiles of Tomb 6 in Structure 195-3SE
6.8 Cut above the Tomb 6 façade
6.9 Plaster portrait heads on the façade of Tomb 6
6.10 The altar complex in Structure 195-3SE
6.11 The lower friezes of the altar complex
6.13 Reconstruction of the altar complex
6.14 Second phase of construction of the sweatbath
6.15 Isometric reconstruction of Structure 195-3
6.16 View of the altar complex from the end of the southwest entrance corridor
6.17 View of the south room in Structure 195-3SE from the north vestibule
6.18 Plan of the House of Tomb 103 at Monte Albán
7.1 Profile of the hole dug through the altar, Tomb 5, and the roof of the main chamber of Tomb 6
7.2 Plan and profile of the Tomb 6 skeletal remains
7.3 Burial 68-22, a female thirty-five to forty-five years old
7.4 Graph of chi-square results from comparisons of bones in tombs at Lambityeco
7.5 Plan and profile of the Tomb 6 offering
7.6 The Tomb 6 lintel offering
7.7 Ceramic effigies found in the Tomb 6 lintel offering
7.8 Distribution of urn fragments in front of Tomb 6
7.9 Ceramic effigy fragments from the fill in front of Tomb 6 and their hypothetical reconstruction
7.10 Distribution of fragments of a jaguar effigy vessel in front of Tomb 6
7.11 Fragments of carved stone tablet and its hypothetical reconstruction
7.13 Plan and profile of the distribution of G-35 and K-14 bowls in Tomb 6
7.14 Pattern-burnished designs on the bases of G-35 and K-14 bowls from Lambityeco
7.15 G-35 bowls, ladle censers, and spiked braziers from Tomb 6
7.16 Distribution of brazier fragments in front of Tomb 6
7.17 Brazier fragments from the fill in front of Tomb 6 and their hypothetical reconstruction
7.18 Flanged-neck tecomates from Lambityeco
7.19 Shell, bone, stone, and bark ornaments from Tomb 6
7.20 Patojo, Fine Orange vessels, and bone implements from Tomb 6
7.21 G-35 bowls in the main chamber of Tomb 6
7.22 Miniature and hemispherical bowls from Tomb 6
8.1 Trenches across the north platform of System 195
8.2 Plan of the House of Tomb 3
8.3 Patio of the House of Tomb 3
8.4 Plan and profile of the human skeletal remains in Tomb 3
8.7 Plan and profile of the Tomb 3 offerings
8.8 Ceramic effigies from the lintel offering in Tomb 3
8.9 Bowls and ladle censers from Tomb 3
8.10 Ollas, tecomate, mano, and bone batten from Tomb 3
8.12 Bipod effigy vases from Tombs 3 and 6 with the same moldmade Cociyo face
8.13 Houses of Tombs 3 and 4 within the residential compound
8.14 Plan of the House of Tomb 4
8.15 House of Tomb 4, stone foundations, and Tomb 4
8.16 Plan and profile of Tomb 4
8.17 The House of Tomb 4, adobe blocks atop the patio floor, and G-35 bowls from Tomb 4
8.18 Burials 68-4 and 68-10 from the House of Tomb 4
8.19 Burial 68-16 from the House of Tomb 4
8.20 Burial 68-15 from the House of Tomb 4
9.1 The hole through the altar and later fill
9.2 Plan and profiles of Structure 195-2 showing its relationship to Structure 195-3
9.3 The walkway along the west side of Structure 195-3NE
9.5 North, south, and west walls of Mound 195
9.6 Plaster basin in the work area and vessels from the “centerline offering”
9.7 Ancient and modern vessels for umbilical cords
9.8 The Structure 195-2 patio floor
9.9 Isometric reconstruction of Structure 195-2
9.10 Adobe retaining walls and the east wall of Mound 195
9.12 Profiles of Structure 195-1
9.13 The Structure 195-1 patio and “patio offering”
9.14 The Structure 195-1 elite residence and Monte Albán elite houses
9.16 Structure 195-1 west room or hall with step frets
9.17 Isometric view of the Structure 195-1 elite residence
9.19 Plan and profiles of Tomb 1 contents
9.20 The Tomb 1 door offering and interior offering
9.21 Third phase of construction of the sweatbath north of Mound 195
9.22 Niche in the main stairway of Mound 195 and hypothetical reconstruction
9.23 System 195 before excavation and the plaza drain
9.24 Plan, profile, and views of the altar in System 195
9.25 Burial 67-1 and accompanying offering
9.26 The north and south platforms of System 195
9.27 The west platform of Lambityeco System 195 and of the Patio Hundido at Monte Albán
9.28 Isometric view of the probable intended configuration of Structure 195-1
9.30 Unfinished features at the southeast corner of Mound 195
10.1 Possible limits of the Monte Albán Xoo phase state and regions beyond the Valley of Oaxaca
10.2 Hypothetical model of the political collapse of the Xoo phase Monte Albán state (ca. 850 CE)