Isthmo-Colombian Area
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The Isthmo-Colombian Area is a cultural region of lower Central America and northwestern South America known for its indigenous societies that bridged Mesoamerican and Andean cultural spheres.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture area
→
cultural region → |
| borders |
Andean Area
→
Mesoamerica → |
| bridged |
Andean cultural sphere
→
Mesoamerican cultural sphere → |
| characterizedBy |
intermediate art styles between Mesoamerica and Andes
→
regional trade networks → social stratification → |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture |
Chiriquí culture
→
Diquís culture → Gran Coclé culture → San Agustín culture (peripheral connections) → Veraguas culture → |
| hasCulturalTradition |
chiefdom-level societies
→
complex metallurgy → goldworking → intensive agriculture → polychrome ceramics → stone sculpture → |
| hasEconomicActivity |
maize agriculture
→
maritime resources exploitation → root crop cultivation → |
| hasIndigenousGroup |
Bribri
→
Buglé → Cabécar → Chibchan-speaking peoples → Emberá → Kuna (Guna) → Ngäbe → Wounaan → |
| includesRegion |
Colombia (northwestern)
→
Costa Rica → Ecuador (northwestern) → Honduras (southern) NERFINISHED → Nicaragua (southern) NERFINISHED → Panama → |
| knownFor |
indigenous societies
→
intermediate cultural traditions between Mesoamerica and Andes → |
| linguisticFamily |
Chibchan languages
→
|
| linguisticInfluenceFrom |
Andean languages
→
Mesoamerican languages → |
| locatedIn |
Lower Central America
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Northwestern South America → |
| partOf |
Americas
→
|
| studiedInDiscipline |
anthropology
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archaeology → |
| timePeriod |
Pre-Columbian era
→
|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mesoamerica
→
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borders |
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Embera
("Chocó biogeographic region")
→
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culturalRegion |
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Isthmo-Colombian Area
("Lower Central America")
→
|
locatedIn |
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Tairona
("Chibchan cultural area")
→
|
partOf |
|
Oaxaca
("Region of Istmo")
→
|
partOfCountrySubdivision |