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time period: 1750-1250 b.p. The major sequence for this tradition, that of the Valley of Oaxaca (also called the Central Valleys of Oaxaca), is subdivided into Early Classic (1750-1500 b.p.) and Late Classic (1500-1250 b.p.) phases (referred to as the IIIA and IIIB phases). The corresponding period in the Nochixtlán valley (in the Mixteca Alta region), northwest of the central valleys, is the Las Flores phase (1700-1000 b.p.). The major languages were Zapotec in the Valley of Oaxaca and Mixtec in the Mixteca Alta, although other languages were (and still are) spoken in the Southern Highlands.
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Blanton, R. (2001). Southern Mexican Highlands Classic. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0525-9_29
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