page_title: Monte Negro, Oaxaca
section_title: Agriculture
hierarchical_section_title: Monte Negro, Oaxaca / Agriculture
caption_attribution_description: Español: Flor masculina del maíz (Zea mays)
context_page_description: Monte Negro is a mountain top site that at existed around 200 BC and at one time consisted of an average of 2,900 people. Its use was short lived due to a lack of rural sites. Some of the architecture of Monte Negro is very distinct using columns and structures no higher than six meters. The site is rich with ceramics and designs imported from the nearby Monte Alban.
context_section_description: Monte Negro used a terracing system called lama-bordo.  This farming technology is similar to cross-channel terraces as a labor-intensive system that supported a strong centralized authority.  The terrace walls are made of stone and rebuilt over time. The process of rebuilding left redeposit soil several meters deep good for crops. The terrace systems go along down the mountainside and down into the valley floor 500 m down.  The main crop being grown on these terraces was predominately maize.  The height of the terraces restricted growing season due to frost.
caption: Maize
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