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Multi-periodSite Name: El Tablon (Tierradentro)Country: Colombia
NOTE: This site is 44.69 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Village: San Andres de Pisimbala
Latitude: 2.583122N Longitude: 76.033375W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Sculptures in Colombia
El Tablon is the only significant site in Tierradentro Archaeoogical Park which includes the sculptures of Tierradentro culture. The statues show similarities with the ones from San Agustin, they are carved from the volcanic rocks. The masculine representations are distinguishable through their head-dresses.
The site includes 6 sculptures in total.
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