Intermediate Area
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The Intermediate Area is a cultural-geographic region of pre-Columbian Central America and northern South America known for its diverse indigenous societies and distinctive archaeological traditions that bridged Mesoamerica and the Andes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intermediate Area canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological region
ⓘ
cultural-geographic region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Isthmo-Colombian Area ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFeature |
ceramic diversity
ⓘ
complex chiefdoms ⓘ goldworking traditions ⓘ stone sculpture traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguageFamily | Chibchan languages ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Andean region to the south
ⓘ
Mesoamerica to the northwest ⓘ |
| bridges |
Andes
ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cultural diversity
ⓘ
linguistic diversity ⓘ regional variation in material culture ⓘ |
| chronology |
Formative period societies
ⓘ
Late pre-Columbian chiefdoms ⓘ early Holocene occupations (in some areas) ⓘ |
| conceptDevelopedBy | archaeologists studying interregional interaction in the Americas ⓘ |
| containsCulture |
Chibchan-speaking groups
ⓘ
Gran Coclé culture ⓘ
surface form:
Coclé culture
Diquís culture ⓘ Quimbaya ⓘ
surface form:
Quimbaya culture
Tairona culture ⓘ Veraguas culture ⓘ Zenú culture ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
corridor for exchange of goods and ideas
ⓘ
interaction zone between Mesoamerica and Andes ⓘ |
| hasDebatedDefinition |
cultural boundaries
ⓘ
geographic boundaries ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Colombia
ⓘ
Costa Rica ⓘ Honduras ⓘ
surface form:
Honduras (parts, in some definitions)
western Nicaragua ⓘ
surface form:
Nicaragua (southern and central parts, in some definitions)
Panama ⓘ northwestern Venezuela (in some definitions) ⓘ southern Central America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive archaeological traditions
ⓘ
diverse indigenous societies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central America
ⓘ
northern South America ⓘ |
| materialCultureShows |
influences from Andean civilizations
ⓘ
influences from Mesoamerica ⓘ strong local traditions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate funerary practices in some cultures
ⓘ
pre-Hispanic metallurgy in gold and tumbaga ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pre-Columbian era
ⓘ
surface form:
pre-Columbian Americas
|
| researchField |
anthropology
ⓘ
archaeology of the Americas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.