### p60 isolated city is a sign of centralized political power > Monte Alban was a large prehispanic site in the Valley of Oaxaca. Blanton (1976a, 1978, 1980) has argued that Monte Alban was a "disembedded capital." To reduce economic stresses on competing commercial centers in the Valley of Oaxaca, a political capital divorced facilitate regional decision making. Alban's location atop a steep mountain in the center of the the lack of nearby quality agricultural land, the absence of levels of craft specialization, and no evidence of a central place. Given the above scenario, political control must have been highly centralized at Monte Alban. To support a city that includes a disportionate number of decision makers required strong government control and heavy investment in food production at hinterland agricultural zone. - [[Domestic Storage Behavior in Mesoamerica#p60 isolated city is a sign of centralized political power|View in Vault]]