Huasteca culture

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archaeological culture indigenous culture of Mexico pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization

The Huasteca culture is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization from the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, known for its distinctive art, music, and traditions that continue to influence local identities today.

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Huastec culture 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture ⓘ
indigenous culture of Mexico ⓘ
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ
archaeologicalSitesInclude Tamtoc NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tamuín NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vista Hermosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle elaborate headdresses in sculpture ⓘ
naturalistic human figures ⓘ
nudity in figurative art ⓘ
associatedLanguage Wastek language NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedLanguageFamily Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPeople Huastec people NERFINISHED ⓘ
continuedUntil Spanish conquest of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
engagedIn regional trade networks ⓘ
flourishedAround 900 CE ⓘ
geographicExtent parts of modern Hidalgo ⓘ
parts of modern Puebla ⓘ
parts of modern Querétaro ⓘ
parts of modern San Luis Potosí ⓘ
parts of modern Tamaulipas ⓘ
parts of modern Veracruz ⓘ
hadDeitiesInCommonWith other Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ
hasMainRegion Gulf Coast of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huasteca region NERFINISHED ⓘ
northeastern Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences contemporary regional identities in the Huasteca ⓘ
local festivals in the Huasteca region ⓘ
local music in the Huasteca region ⓘ
knownFor body ornamentation in art ⓘ
ceramic figurines ⓘ
dance traditions ⓘ
distinctive sculpture ⓘ
female figurines ⓘ
fertility symbolism ⓘ
musical traditions ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
legacy ongoing Huastec indigenous communities ⓘ
survival of Wastek language into the present ⓘ
mainCrops beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
squash ⓘ
partOf Mesoamerican cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ
practiced agriculture ⓘ
religion polytheism ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period ⓘ
Late Preclassic period ⓘ
Postclassic period ⓘ

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Huastec language → hasCulturalAssociation → Huasteca culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Huastec culture
Wasteko → hasCulturalAssociationWith → Huasteca culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Huastec culture
Huejutla de Reyes → hasRegionalIdentity → Huasteca culture ⓘ
Museo de Antropología de Xalapa → mainSubject → Huasteca culture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Huastec culture