Alto de las Piedras archaeological site

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Alto de las Piedras archaeological site is a pre-Columbian ceremonial and funerary complex in Colombia’s Huila Department, known for its carved stone statues and tombs associated with the San Agustín culture.

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Alto de las Piedras archaeological site canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
funerary complex ⓘ
pre-Columbian ceremonial complex ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture San Agustín archaeological tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle San Agustín stone sculpture style NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedCulture San Agustín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology 1st millennium CE (approximate) ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
governingBody Colombian Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature burial mounds ⓘ
carved stone statues ⓘ
ceremonial platforms ⓘ
tombs ⓘ
hasTypeOfMonument anthropomorphic statues ⓘ
sarcophagi ⓘ
zoomorphic statues ⓘ
heritage pre-Columbian heritage ⓘ
inscriptionName San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor elaborate tomb architecture ⓘ
monumental stone sculpture ⓘ
locatedIn Andean region of Colombia ⓘ
Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear San Agustín, Huila NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainFunction ceremonial activities ⓘ
funerary activities ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
partOf San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
period pre-Columbian era ⓘ
protectionStatus national archaeological park of Colombia ⓘ
region Upper Magdalena River region NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance evidence of complex social and religious organization in pre-Hispanic Andes ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1995 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of San Agustín Archaeological Park inscription ⓘ
use archaeological research ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ

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Isnos → locatedNear → Alto de las Piedras archaeological site ⓘ