Tairona

E55959

indigenous people pre-Columbian civilization

The Tairona were an advanced pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of northern Colombia, known for their sophisticated goldwork, terraced stone settlements, and enduring cultural legacy among modern Kogi and Arhuaco peoples.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tairona canonical	3
Tairona trade networks	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	indigenous people ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
agriculturalProducts	beans ⓘ cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ yuca ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture	Tairona culture ⓘ surface form: Tairona archaeological culture
artStyle	anthropomorphic gold pendants ⓘ nose ornaments ⓘ pectoral ornaments ⓘ zoomorphic gold pendants ⓘ
conflictWith	Spanish Empire ⓘ
cosmology	sacred mountains and rivers ⓘ
country	Colombia ⓘ
culturalLegacy	continuity in Arhuaco traditions ⓘ continuity in Kogi traditions ⓘ
declineCause	Spanish conquest ⓘ epidemic diseases ⓘ forced relocation ⓘ missionization ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ salt production ⓘ
encounteredBy	Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup	Chibchan peoples ⓘ
floruit	c. 200 CE–1600 CE ⓘ
hasCapitalOrMajorCenter	Ciudad Perdida ⓘ
hasSite	Bonda ⓘ Buritaca-200 ⓘ Chengue ⓘ Ciudad Perdida ⓘ Pueblito Chairama ⓘ
heritageStatus	associated with UNESCO World Heritage site Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
influenced	Chibchan peoples ⓘ surface form: Arhuaco people Kankuamo people ⓘ Kogi people ⓘ Kogi people ⓘ surface form: Wiwa people
knownFor	ceramic production ⓘ complex drainage systems ⓘ cotton textiles ⓘ lost-wax casting ⓘ shell and stone ornaments ⓘ sophisticated goldwork ⓘ stone-paved paths ⓘ terraced stone settlements ⓘ
languageFamily	Chibchan languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ Colombian Caribbean region ⓘ surface form: northern Colombia
partOf	Isthmo-Colombian Area ⓘ surface form: Chibchan cultural area
peakPeriod	c. 900–1600 CE ⓘ
politicalOrganization	network of chiefdoms ⓘ regional cacicazgos ⓘ
regionType	Colombian Caribbean region ⓘ surface form: Caribbean coastal slopes of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
religion	polytheistic religion ⓘ shamanism ⓘ
timePeriod	Classic period ⓘ Late Preclassic period ⓘ Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ surface form: Postclassic period
usedMaterial	ceramic ⓘ gold ⓘ shell ⓘ stone ⓘ tumbaga ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) → focusesOnCulture → Tairona ⓘ

Pueblito Chairama → culture → Tairona ⓘ

Buritaca-200 → culture → Tairona ⓘ

Buritaca-200 → relatedTo → Tairona ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tairona trade networks