Zenú cultural area
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The Zenú cultural area is a pre-Columbian indigenous region in northern Colombia known for its complex hydraulic engineering systems, goldwork, and distinctive cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zenú cultural area canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
ⓘ
indigenous cultural region ⓘ pre-Columbian cultural area ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
canal remains
ⓘ
ceramic assemblages ⓘ gold artifacts ⓘ mounds ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ear ornaments
ⓘ
funerary offerings ⓘ gold pectorals ⓘ nose ornaments ⓘ tumbaga alloy ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culture | Zenú culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developed |
artificial raised platforms
ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ large-scale drainage systems ⓘ |
| environment |
riverine landscapes
ⓘ
tropical floodplains ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zenú people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important indigenous heritage region of Colombia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cauca River lowlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mompox Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ San Jorge River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinú River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Caribbean lowland environments ⓘ |
| knownFor |
basketry
ⓘ
canal networks ⓘ ceramics ⓘ complex hydraulic engineering systems ⓘ distinctive cultural traditions ⓘ floodplain management ⓘ metalworking ⓘ pre-Columbian goldwork ⓘ raised-field agriculture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Zenú languages (extinct or poorly documented) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean region of Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Colombia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zenú people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
pre-Columbian Americas
ⓘ
pre-Columbian Colombia ⓘ |
| precedes | colonial-era Zenú resguardos ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Zenú goldwork tradition ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Colombian archaeology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ settlement construction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.