In this article, we present the most significant results of the Monte Albán Geophysical Archaeology Project. Using ground-penetrating radar, gradiometry, and electrical resistance, we carried out a systematic survey of the site's Main Plaza to identify buried prehispanic features that might shed light on Monte Albán's early history. The most important discoveries include three buried structures dating between the Danibaan (500–300 BC) and Nisa phases (100 BC–AD 100). We argue that the largest structure, measuring 18 × 18 m, was probably a temple platform and that all three of the structures were razed and buried by the end of the Nisa phase at the latest. Furthermore, we contend that these events were part of a major renovation and expansion of the site's Main Plaza that occurred during a pivotal period of dramatic sociopolitical transformation in the Zapotec capital.

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Monte Albán 隐藏的过去：被掩埋的建筑物和社会政治转型

在本文中，我们介绍了 Monte Albán 地球物理考古项目最重要的成果。我们使用探地雷达、梯度测量和电阻，对该地点的主广场进行了系统调查，以确定可能揭示阿尔班山早期历史的隐藏的西班牙前特征。最重要的发现包括在 Danibaan（公元前 500-300 年）和 Nisa 阶段（公元前 100 年-公元 100 年）之间的三个埋藏结构。我们认为最大的结构，尺寸为 18 × 18 m，可能是一个寺庙平台，所​​有三个结构最迟在尼萨阶段结束时被夷为平地并掩埋。此外，我们认为这些活动是该网站重大改造和扩建的一部分'