Alto de Lavapatas
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Alto de Lavapatas is an ancient ceremonial and funerary site within Colombia’s San Agustín Archaeological Park, notable for its carved stone sculptures and ritual structures associated with pre-Columbian cultures.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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ceremonial center ⓘ funerary site ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | San Agustín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| discoveredByArchaeology | early 20th century ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Luis Duque Gómez
NERFINISHED
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other Colombian archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aligned tombs and statues
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anthropomorphic carvings ⓘ burial mounds ⓘ carved stone sculptures ⓘ funerary structures ⓘ monolithic statues ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ ritual structures ⓘ stone platforms ⓘ stone tombs ⓘ terraces ⓘ zoomorphic carvings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | none ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
andesite
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volcanic stone ⓘ |
| near | San Agustín, Huila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Agustín archaeological complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Magdalena River archaeological region NERFINISHED ⓘ tourist attractions in Huila Department ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national archaeological park of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | indigenous Andean belief systems ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence of complex pre-Hispanic social organization in the Upper Magdalena region
ⓘ
major center of San Agustín ceremonial and funerary activity ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium CE
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1995 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
funerary rituals ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ ritual processions ⓘ |
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