Alfonso Caso

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Alfonso Caso was a prominent Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering research on Zapotec civilization and leadership in excavating and interpreting the ancient city of Monte Albán.

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Alfonso Caso canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropologist ⓘ
archaeologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
academicDiscipline pre-Columbian archaeology ⓘ
social anthropology ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship North America ⓘ
contributedTo chronology of Monte Albán ⓘ
understanding of Zapotec political organization ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Mexico ⓘ
culturalContext Latin American anthropology ⓘ
Mexican archaeology ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
ethnographicFocus Zapotec people ⓘ
familyName Caso ⓘ
fieldOfWork Mesoamerican studies ⓘ
Zapotec civilization ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
givenName Alfonso ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ
Zapotec studies ⓘ
knownFor interpretation of Zapotec inscriptions ⓘ
leadership in excavating Monte Albán ⓘ
pioneering research on Zapotec civilization ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
name Alfonso Caso ⓘ
nationality Mexican ⓘ
notableWork excavations at Monte Albán ⓘ
linked to: Monte Albán

interpretation of Monte Albán tombs ⓘ
research on Zapotec civilization ⓘ
occupation anthropologist ⓘ
archaeologist ⓘ
placeOfActivity Mexico ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
regionOfStudy Oaxaca region of Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca
researchFocus Zapotec art and iconography ⓘ
Zapotec religion and ritual ⓘ
ancient city of Monte Albán ⓘ
linked to: Monte Albán
role leader of excavations at Monte Albán ⓘ
studied Zapotec funerary practices ⓘ
Zapotec writing system ⓘ
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ
workLocation Monte Albán ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ

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Monte Albán → majorExcavationBy → Alfonso Caso ⓘ
Lambityeco → excavatedBy → Alfonso Caso ⓘ
Alfonso Caso → name → Alfonso Caso ⓘ
Caso → hasNotableBearer → Alfonso Caso ⓘ