Chibchan cultural area
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The Chibchan cultural area is a pre-Columbian cultural and linguistic region of lower Central America and northern South America, home to various indigenous groups who speak Chibchan languages and share related traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural area
ⓘ
pre-Columbian cultural region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chibchan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguageFamily | Chibchan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Andean cultural area
ⓘ
Mesoamerican cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ceramic traditions
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complex chiefdoms ⓘ goldworking ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ regional trade networks ⓘ root crop cultivation ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
burial mounds
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chiefdom centers ⓘ gold artifacts ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticCore | Chibchan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Colombia (northern regions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua (southern regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela (western regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCulturalTradition |
ancestor veneration
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household-based agriculture ⓘ ritual use of gold ornaments ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Arhuaco people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bribri people NERFINISHED ⓘ Buglé people NERFINISHED ⓘ Cabécar people NERFINISHED ⓘ Damana people NERFINISHED ⓘ Guaymí people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kogi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuna people NERFINISHED ⓘ Muisca people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngäbe people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiwa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse ecological zones
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intermediate cultural traits between Mesoamerica and Andes ⓘ linguistic diversity within Chibchan family ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Spanish colonization of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith |
Andean cultural area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesoamerican cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classic period (in parts)
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Formative period (in parts) ⓘ Postclassic period (in parts) ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
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