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shape of a microcosm, as their positioning inside
the tomb seems to illustrate. All three vessels are
oriented west east, away from the realm of death
and towards the realm of life. They therefore seem
to serve as a means to exemplify the natural order
of the Zapotec world view in their orientation
and positioning. Furthermore, the vessels display
different representational styles of the Cocijo deity,
indicating a difference in their purpose. They may
have served to either manifest the deity in a physical
Cocijo over their face, it is a means of manifesting
the deity physically. If Cocijo is represented as
indicative of the deity being present in spirit.
The analysis of the ancient Zapotec worldview
approach and warrants extensive further studying.
Regardless, the initial results seem promising
recovered from future excavations it will certainly
be worthwhile to include their orientation data in
a source of information that has yet to be further
explored.
Acknowledgement
The author wishes to thank everyone who
contributed to this publication. Especially Dr.
Araceli Rojas Martinez Gracida for her extensive
proofreading and commentary on the text and
republished in this work.
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