Mesita C

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Mesita C is one of the principal ceremonial and funerary terrace complexes within Colombia’s San Agustín Archaeological Park, notable for its megalithic tombs and carved stone statues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site feature ⓘ
ceremonial terrace complex ⓘ
funerary terrace complex ⓘ
access visitor trails within the park ⓘ
artStyle San Agustín sculptural style ⓘ
associatedWith megalithic art ⓘ
pre-Columbian archaeology ⓘ
chronology Late Formative to early Classic period of San Agustín culture ⓘ
primarily 1st millennium CE ⓘ
contains anthropomorphic statues ⓘ
mythological composite figures ⓘ
zoomorphic statues ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culturalContext San Agustín culture ⓘ
excavatedBy Colombian archaeologists ⓘ
hasFeature burial mounds ⓘ
carved stone statues ⓘ
megalithic tombs ⓘ
stone alignments ⓘ
terraced platforms ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial center ⓘ
funerary center ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Andean region of Colombia ⓘ
Huila Department ⓘ
locatedNear San Agustín, Huila ⓘ
managedBy Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History ⓘ
materialUsed andesite stone ⓘ
local volcanic rock ⓘ
partOf San Agustín Archaeological Park ⓘ
primaryUse elite burials ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ
protectionStatus protected archaeological area ⓘ
researchSignificance important for study of pre-Hispanic monumental sculpture in northern Andes ⓘ
key context for understanding San Agustín funerary practices ⓘ
tourismRole major visitor attraction within San Agustín Archaeological Park ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteComponentOf San Agustín Archaeological Park UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

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