Mesita A
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Mesita A is one of the principal ceremonial and funerary terrace complexes within Colombia’s San Agustín Archaeological Park, notable for its megalithic tombs and carved stone statues.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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ceremonial terrace complex ⓘ funerary terrace complex ⓘ megalithic complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestor veneration
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elite burials ⓘ mortuary rituals ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected within national archaeological park ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Early 1st millennium CE
ⓘ
Pre-Columbian ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local inhabitants (pre-modern recognition) ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
funerary center ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture | San Agustín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alignments of statues and tombs
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anthropomorphic statues ⓘ burial mounds ⓘ carved stone statues ⓘ ceremonial architecture ⓘ funerary architecture ⓘ iconography related to death and ancestors ⓘ megalithic tombs ⓘ monolithic sculptures ⓘ mythological figure carvings ⓘ stone altars ⓘ stone sarcophagi ⓘ terraced platforms ⓘ zoomorphic statues ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site: San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| isOneOf | principal ceremonial complexes of San Agustín Archaeological Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | San Agustín municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBy | Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
andesite
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volcanic stone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Magdalena River upper basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Agustín Archaeological Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Agustín monumental core (Mesitas A, B, C) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeImportanceWithinPark | principal terrace complex ⓘ |
| subjectOf | archaeological research on San Agustín culture ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1995 ⓘ |
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