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Gheo-shih (5000 BC – 3000 BC), which translates to “River of the Gourd Trees” in the Zapotec language, is an open-air site found in the Oaxaca Valley that holds what is considered as the earliest representation of civic-ceremonial architecture. Within this site is a cleared area lined by boulders that is thought to have been used for rituals, dances or athletic competitions. This site could have held 25-30 people and is believed to be a congregation site for microbands during the rainy seasons of the Archaic period.

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  • Gheo-shih (5000 BC – 3000 BC), which translates to “River of the Gourd Trees” in the Zapotec language, is an open-air site found in the Oaxaca Valley that holds what is considered as the earliest representation of civic-ceremonial architecture. Within this site is a cleared area lined by boulders that is thought to have been used for rituals, dances or athletic competitions. This site could have held 25-30 people and is believed to be a congregation site for microbands during the rainy seasons of the Archaic period. (en)
  • Gheo Shih es el nombre con que se conoce uno de los asentamientos humanos más antiguos de México. Se localiza en el extremo oriental del , uno de los Valles Centrales de Oaxaca. La importancia arqueológica de Gheo Shih radica en que, a diferencia de otros yacimientos arqueológicos de la Etapa Lítica —como la Cueva de Coxcatlán o el mismo Guilá Naquitz, también localizada en el valle de Tlacolula— se trata de un campamento estacional al aire libre. (es)
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  • Gheo-shih (5000 BC – 3000 BC), which translates to “River of the Gourd Trees” in the Zapotec language, is an open-air site found in the Oaxaca Valley that holds what is considered as the earliest representation of civic-ceremonial architecture. Within this site is a cleared area lined by boulders that is thought to have been used for rituals, dances or athletic competitions. This site could have held 25-30 people and is believed to be a congregation site for microbands during the rainy seasons of the Archaic period. (en)
  • Gheo Shih es el nombre con que se conoce uno de los asentamientos humanos más antiguos de México. Se localiza en el extremo oriental del , uno de los Valles Centrales de Oaxaca. La importancia arqueológica de Gheo Shih radica en que, a diferencia de otros yacimientos arqueológicos de la Etapa Lítica —como la Cueva de Coxcatlán o el mismo Guilá Naquitz, también localizada en el valle de Tlacolula— se trata de un campamento estacional al aire libre. (es)
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  • Gheo Shih (es)
  • Gheo-shih (en)
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