The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology


Tairona

Tairona [CP].
Later prehistoric communities of the early 2nd millennium occupying northeastern Columbia. Some sites (e.g. Pueblito) are very large with up to 3000 houses as well as public architecture. Most villages have a central PLATFORM MOUND.

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