SAN AGUSTIN AND TIERRADENTRO CULTURES
SAN AGUSTIN
San Agustin was localized in Huila department in Valle del M
agdalena, the San Agustin civilization knows for its rock sculptures. The San Agustin tribe developed a magic culture, but this culture reveals some human realities about the American people history, some ideas about the African people immigration to Colombia and its develop in religious knowledge too.
The most important archaeological sculptures are located between the Magdalena River and the Sombrerillo to 1.636 steps to drive up the sea, this native tribe has too many sculptures, ceramics and statues.
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TIERRADENTRO
The Tierradentro tribe was localized in Cauca department; this tribe was born before 1.000 b. J., the Tierradentro native people was specialists in carved statues and sculptures with volcanic rock and they worked incredibly the silver work. The sculptures show their clothes.
The men used sex-cover; these clothes had jewels, laces and hangings. They used bracelets in both wrists and circulate adornment in their ankles. They second-hand biggest earrings, they were incrusted. The women used a ribbon in their brow face, they worn a dress without hose; they used hangings, jewels in gold.
The men in holy orders organized the economic, politic and social lifestyle in Tierradentro, they were always worried for the supernatural life, they always celebrated the death cult and for their forefathers. The Tierradentro ceramics and sculptures show the importance of the snakes and lizards.
http://www.canalprismatv.unal.edu.co/ (you have to select “Museo Arqueològico”)
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