Mesita B

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Mesita B is one of the principal ceremonial and funerary complexes within Colombia’s San Agustín archaeological area, notable for its megalithic tombs and carved stone statues.

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Mesita B canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial complex ⓘ
funerary complex ⓘ
archaeologicalResearch subject of excavations in the 20th century ⓘ
associatedWith ancestor worship ⓘ
pre-Columbian religion ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ
conservationStatus protected archaeological zone ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culture San Agustín culture ⓘ
depicts anthropomorphic figures ⓘ
mythological beings ⓘ
zoomorphic figures ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
funerary center ⓘ
governedBy Colombian Ministry of Culture ⓘ
hasArtStyle San Agustín monumental sculpture ⓘ
hasFeature aligned statues ⓘ
architectural terraces ⓘ
burial mounds ⓘ
carved stone statues ⓘ
megalithic tombs ⓘ
stone platforms ⓘ
stone sarcophagi ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "San Agustín Archaeological Park" ⓘ
inscriptionCriteriaUNESCO criterion (i) ⓘ
criterion (ii) ⓘ
criterion (iii) ⓘ
locatedIn Andean region of Colombia ⓘ
Huila Department ⓘ
locatedInOrNear San Agustín, Huila ⓘ
managementPlan included in management plan of San Agustín Archaeological Park ⓘ
materialUsed andesite ⓘ
volcanic stone ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf San Agustín Archaeological Park ⓘ
San Agustín archaeological area ⓘ
relatedSite Alto de Lavapatas ⓘ
Mesita A ⓘ
Mesita C ⓘ
significance one of the principal complexes of San Agustín culture ⓘ
timePeriod 1st millennium CE ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
tourismType archaeological tourism ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1995 ⓘ

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