Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_Mexico_shaft_tomb_tradition

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:artifactsFound	gptkb:Jalisco_couple_figurine gptkb:Colima_dog_figurine house models animal effigies Nayarit house model female and male figurines hollow ceramic figures musicians and dancers figurines warrior figurines
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Colima_culture gptkb:Jalisco_culture gptkb:Nayarit_culture
gptkbp:burialPlace	vertical shaft with one or more burial chambers
gptkbp:burialPractice	inclusion of grave goods multiple individuals interred in single tomb placement of offerings
gptkbp:debatedBy	archaeologists regarding religious beliefs archaeologists regarding social structure
gptkbp:discoveredBy	archaeologists in the 20th century
gptkbp:distinctFrom	gptkb:Maya_burial_traditions central Mexican burial traditions
gptkbp:endDate	ca. 400 CE
gptkbp:excavatedBy	gptkb:San_Sebastián gptkb:Ixtlán_del_Río gptkb:La_Campana gptkb:Huitzilapa gptkb:El_Arenal
gptkbp:foundIn	gptkb:Colima gptkb:Jalisco gptkb:Nayarit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
gptkbp:influencedBy	local traditions
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:ceramics shaft tombs elaborate burial practices
gptkbp:period	gptkb:Formative_period Classic period
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Western_Mexico
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mesoamerican_cultures
gptkbp:researchChallenges	looting lack of written records
gptkbp:significance	provides insight into pre-Columbian West Mexican societies
gptkbp:startDate	ca. 300 BCE
gptkbp:statusIndicatedBy	quantity and quality of grave goods tomb size and complexity
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Prehistoric_Settlement_of_Colima_(El_Chanal)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6