Tairona culture

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archaeological culture pre-Columbian civilization

The Tairona culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region in present-day Colombia, known for its advanced stone terracing, goldwork, and complex social organization.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Tairona culture canonical 6
Tairona civilization 2
Tairona people 2

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture ⓘ
pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
artStyle anthropomorphic gold figures ⓘ
geometric ceramic designs ⓘ
zoomorphic gold figures ⓘ
burialCustoms gold ornaments in burials ⓘ
tombs with grave goods ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
declineCause Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
surface form: Spanish conquest

colonial warfare ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trade ⓘ
ended early 17th century ⓘ
environment Caribbean coastal zone ⓘ
steep river valleys ⓘ
tropical mountain forests ⓘ
flourished c. 200 CE – 1600 CE ⓘ
hasDescendant Chibchan peoples ⓘ
surface form: Arhuaco people

Kankuamo people ⓘ
Kogi people ⓘ
Wiwa people ⓘ
knownFor advanced stone terracing ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
complex social organization ⓘ
gold pendants ⓘ
goldwork ⓘ
lost-wax casting of gold ⓘ
mountain agriculture ⓘ
ornamental nose rings ⓘ
stone house foundations ⓘ
stone-paved paths ⓘ
zoomorphic gold figures ⓘ
languageFamily Chibchan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Colombian Caribbean region ⓘ
surface form: Caribbean region of Colombia

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
northern Colombia ⓘ
mainCrops beans ⓘ
coca ⓘ
cotton ⓘ
maize ⓘ
yuca ⓘ
majorSite Buritaca valley settlements ⓘ
Ciudad Perdida ⓘ
Pueblito Chairama ⓘ
partOf pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia ⓘ
pre-Columbian cultures of South America ⓘ
peakPeriod c. 900 CE – 1600 CE ⓘ
politicalOrganization network of chiefdoms ⓘ
religion indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ
socialStructure hereditary chiefs ⓘ
religious specialists ⓘ
specialized artisans ⓘ
stratified society ⓘ
timePeriod 1st millennium CE ⓘ
tradeWith interior Andean groups ⓘ
other Caribbean coastal groups ⓘ
usedTechnology irrigation channels ⓘ
lost-wax metal casting ⓘ
stone terracing for agriculture ⓘ
stone-paved roads ⓘ
suspension bridges ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oro Room → focusesOnCulture → Tairona culture ⓘ
Tairona → archaeologicalCulture → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tairona archaeological culture
The Offering → relatedCulture → Tairona culture ⓘ
Tayrona National Natural Park → associatedWith → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tayrona civilization
Spanish conquest of New Granada → opponent → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tairona people
Ciudad Perdida → culture → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tairona civilization
Ciudad Perdida → partOf → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tairona cultural area
Pueblito Chairama → heritageOf → Tairona culture ⓘ
Buritaca-200 → associatedWith → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tairona civilization
Buritaca-200 → partOf → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tairona settlement network
Chengue → associatedWith → Tairona culture ⓘ
Chengue → partOf → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tairona settlement network
Bonda → associatedWith → Tairona culture ⓘ
Chibchan peoples → hasPart → Tairona culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tairona people
Intermediate Area → containsCulture → Tairona culture ⓘ