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Yagul is an archaeological site and former city-state associated with the Zapotec civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, located in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The site was declared one of the country's four Natural Monuments on 13 October 1998.〔(Yagul at INAH )〕 The site is also known locally as ''Pueblo Viejo'' (Old Village) and was occupied at the time of the Spanish Conquest. After the Conquest the population was relocated to the nearby modern town of Tlacolula where their descendants still live.〔Winter 1998, p.119.〕〔Adams 1996, p.333.〕 Yagul was first occupied around 500-100 BC. Around 500-700 AD, residential, civic and ceremonial structures were built at the site. However, most of the visible remains date to 1250-1521 AD, when the site functioned as the capital of a Postclassic city-state.〔Winter 1998, pp.72, 75.〕 The site was excavated in the 1950s and 60s by archaeologists Ignacio Bernal and John Paddock.〔〔Winter 1998, p.6.〕 Vestiges of human habitation in the area, namely cliff paintings at Caballito Blanco, date to at least 3000 BC. After the abandonment of Monte Albán about 800 AD, the region's inhabitants established themselves in various small centers such as Lambityeco, Mitla and Yagul.〔 ==Etymology== ''Yagul'' comes from the Zapotec language, it is formed from ''ya'' (tree) and ''gul'' (old), hence "old tree".〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yagul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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