Zenú irrigation canals
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The Zenú irrigation canals are an extensive pre-Columbian hydraulic engineering system in northern Colombia, built by the Zenú people to manage floods and cultivate crops in the Sinú River floodplains.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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irrigation canal network ⓘ pre-Columbian hydraulic engineering system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Zenú canal system
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Zenú hydraulic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalResearchBy | Colombian archaeologists ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | approximately 200 BCE to 1600 CE ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| creator | Zenú people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| currentUse | some areas used for modern agriculture ⓘ |
| estimatedArea | approximately 500,000 hectares ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Zenú people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
mounds for habitation and agriculture
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network of secondary and tertiary channels ⓘ orthogonal layout ⓘ rectilinear canal grid ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st millennium CE ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Colombia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean region of Colombia
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Sinú River floodplains NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver |
Cauca River
NERFINISHED
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San Jorge River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinú River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zenú cultural landscape
NERFINISHED
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pre-Hispanic hydraulic complex of the San Jorge River ⓘ |
| purpose |
drainage of wetlands
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flood control ⓘ irrigation for agriculture ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| region | departments of Córdoba and Sucre ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | modern Zenú indigenous communities ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of complex pre-Columbian water management
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example of indigenous adaptation to seasonal flooding ⓘ major pre-Hispanic engineering achievement in northern South America ⓘ |
| technology |
artificial levees
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drainage ditches ⓘ earthen canals ⓘ raised fields ⓘ |
| threat |
cattle ranching
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drainage and canal modification ⓘ modern land use ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListSince | 1994 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cotton cultivation
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cultivation of crops ⓘ floodplain agriculture ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ yuca cultivation ⓘ |
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