Yotoco phase

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The Yotoco phase was a prominent period of the pre-Columbian Calima culture in what is now Colombia, noted for its advanced goldworking, ceramics, and complex social organization.

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Yotoco phase canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture phase
pre-Columbian period
burialCustom multiple burials in shaft tombs
richly furnished tombs
continent South America
country Colombia
culture Calima culture
endTime circa 200 CE
followedBy Sonso phase
foundInCollection Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
surface form: Museo del Oro, Bogotá
hasArtifactType ceramic figurines
ceramic vessels
diadems
ear spools
nose ornaments
pectorals
spindle whorls
hasFeature centralized leadership
intensive agriculture
long-distance exchange
permanent villages
social stratification
specialized craft production
terraced fields
hasTechnology alloying of gold and copper
hammered goldwork
lost-wax casting
knownFor advanced goldworking
anthropomorphic figurines
complex social organization
elaborate ceramics
hierarchical chiefdoms
metal ornaments
shaft tombs
tumulus burials
zoomorphic figurines
languageFamily unknown
locatedIn Calima River basin
surface form: Calima River valley

Colombia
Valle del Cauca Department
partOf Calima culture
precededBy Ilama phase
religion ancestor veneration
shamanic practices
startTime circa 200 BCE
studiedBy archaeologists
timePeriod Early Intermediate period
Late Formative period
usesMaterial ceramic
gold
stone
tumbaga

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Calima hasSubculture Yotoco phase
subject surface form: Calima culture