San Agustín Archaeological Park
San Agustín Culture·San Agustín·🇨🇴 Huila Department, Colombia
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About San Agustín Archaeological Park
San Agustín Archaeological Park in Huila Department, Colombia is a San Agustín Culture megalithic attributed to San Agustín culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 744). Megalithic construction with volcanic tuff; evidence of ceremonial and funerary use.
Why it mattersRepresentative San Agustín site contributing to understanding of megalithic distribution.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and sequencing of San Agustín Archaeological Park within regional landscape
- 02Chronometric precision and construction organization without modern tools
Theories
- 01Regional ceremonial centre for San Agustín communities
- 02Territorial marker and ancestral burial focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3300 BCE–1300 CE (statues 1–900 CE)
- Period
- San Agustín Culture
- Culture
- San Agustín
- Purpose
- Andean ceremonial landscape with 500+ volcanic tuff statues (up to 4 m, warriors with fangs, jaguar-men) + dolmen-type tombs with slabs and earthen mounds
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3300 BCE–1300 CE (statues 1–900 CE)
Initial construction
c. 1377 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
1.9240° N · 76.2900° W · 1800 m · 1 mapped feature
San Agustín Archaeological Park — Main Feature
structurePrimary structure / enclosure at San Agustín Archaeological Park
1.9250° N · 76.2890° W
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