Nuevas aproximaciones al urbanismo tairona en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Beyond Visualization: Remote Sensing Applications in Prehispanic Settlements to Understand Ancient Anthropogenic Land Use and Occupation in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

“…Archaeology in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Before European contact, the Indigenous populations inhabiting the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (AD 100-1600), commonly grouped by scholars under the general ethnonym Tairona, intensively transformed the northern and western slopes of this coastal mountain range located in northern Colombia that rises from sea level to 5,775 m asl and encompasses a vast diversity of ecosystems. These modifications included the building of large stone masonry settlements interconnected by extensive networks of flagstone pathways and the production of an agricultural landscape over the broken topography of the massif (Cadavid and Herrera 1985;Giraldo 2010;Groot de Maecha 1985;Herrera 1984Herrera , 1985Serje 1987Serje , 1984Soto 1988). Most ancient settlements were built from the seashore up to 1,000 m asl, somewhat fewer up to 2,000 m asl, and very few above that altitude (Herrera 1984(Herrera , 1985.…”

“…Most ancient settlements were built from the seashore up to 1,000 m asl, somewhat fewer up to 2,000 m asl, and very few above that altitude (Herrera 1984(Herrera , 1985. Many settlements are located on ridgelines and adjoining slopes between rivers, allowing access to clean running water from a defensive and visually dominant position (Giraldo 2010;Serje 1987). Other villages were established alongside riverbanks on relatively flat areas, bays and inlets, flat coastal areas, and deeper canyon locations with more accessible transit roads for exchange and communication (Giraldo 2010).…”

Ciudad Antigua: from remote sensing to virtual interactive experience of a pre-Hispanic settlement in Colombia

“…The SNSM contains over 200 archaeological sites that date back to the 4th century and constitute a major part of the pre-Hispanic cultural heritage in Colombia (Cadavid andHerrera 1985, Reichel-Dolmatoff 1997). According to the Spaniards' descriptions from the 16th century and recent archaeological finds, the Tairona were grouped into chiefdom polities (Giraldo 2018).…”

“…Teyuna is believed to have been a major ceremonial and political center with over 200 stone structures (Serje 1984). Much fieldwork has been carried out here, leading to a general understanding of the Tairona culture (Giraldo 2018). However, RST has been applied here only recently, with a LiDAR digital survey carried out for the National Geographic Channel (Lin 2019).…”

Placas Aladas De Las Sociedades Nahuange Y Tairona (100–1600 Dc), Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta, Colombia: Materia Prima Y Áreas De Procedencia

“…Con anterioridad a la colonización europea de América en el siglo dieciséis, la SNSM fue ocupada por sociedades prehispánicas que habitaron la región durante los periodos cronológicos Nahuange (100–1000 dC) y Tairona (1000–1600 dC; Figura 1; Bischof, 1968; Giraldo 2010; Langebaek 2005; Oyuela-Caycedo 2008; Reichel-Dolmatoff 1997; Sáenz-Samper 2015a). Durante el periodo Nahuange los habitantes se asentaron en pequeñas aldeas dispersas a lo largo de valles fluviales desde la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta hasta el Río Palomino y a lo largo de valles hasta 1.000 m snm.…”