Cauca culture (800–1200 CE) is a pre-Columbian culture from the Valle del Cauca in Colombia, named for the Cauca River. Middle Cauca culture dates from the 9 to 10th centuries CE.[1]
Their territory was near the present day city of Popayán, in the Calima River Valley.
Society
[edit]Archaeologists surmise that Cauca culture was organized into several related chiefdoms that trades and fought with each other.[1] They farmed and made ceramics and goldwork.
Artwork
[edit]Their art often featured avian imagery. Cauca culture art shared some similarities to Yotoco culture art.[1] They are known for ceramic slab figurines, representing humans–both female and male–with dramatically angular features.[2]
Goldwork
[edit]Cauca goldsmiths hammered and cast gold to create a range of figures and ornaments, including diadems and bracelets.[1] They created caricuri noserings from gold.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d bruhns 276
- ^ Bruhns, 1994, p.275
- ^ "Southern Andes Precolumbian Cultures." Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Pre Columbian Cultures of the Americas. (retrieved 1 Dec 2011)
Bibliography
[edit]- Bruhns, Karen Olsen. Ancient South America. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-521-27761-7.
External links
[edit]- Cauca culture artwork Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, National Museum of the American Indian
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