Capulí culture
The Capulí culture is the archaeological name for a group of people in pre-Columbian South America .
geography
The tribal area of the Capulí was in the plateaus of the Andes in what is now northern Ecuador and southern Colombia . It stretched in a north-south direction from Pasto to Quito and took up an area of 15,000 km². Most of the area is at altitudes of 2500 to 3500 m , with the exception of the river valleys that go down to 1500 m.
history
The Capulí preceded the Piartal and Tuza cultures and had their marriage from around 800 to 1500 AD.
The Capulí culture left many indications of its existence through its pottery . These had an intense black or red color. The potteries of people in particular are very noticeable: women are depicted with a cloak that extends from the armpit to the ankles, while the men are depicted with loincloths and often own an object such as drums or animals. These figures are often called "coqueros" because they are depicted with bundles of coca leaves in their mouths. According to scholars, the figures were used by shamans and were probably part of funeral rites .
The goldsmith's work of the Capulí culture is very similar to that of the later Ecuadorian and Colombian cultures. The goldsmiths hammered and soldered high-quality gold into geometric and animal shapes.
The graves of the Capulí culture contain a mixture of different grave goods such as mussel shells and stone axes . Some tombs in Nariño are up to almost 40 meters deep. These graves were elliptical and the burial chambers were often left open and only the tunnels were filled in.
Some examples of Capulí craftsmanship:
Capulí goldsmith's work
Ceramic bottle
Gold amulet with an embossed head
bowl
Ceramic pot
Kokakauer
Ceramic bowl
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Peter Neal Peregrine, Melvin Ember (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Volume 5: Middle America. Kluwer Academic Publ., New York 2001, ISBN 0-306-46259-1 , pp. 167-170.