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Ancient Colombian chiefdoms

The Muisca, Quimbaya, Calima, Tairona, Tolima and Zenú chiefdoms in ancient Colombia used gold to fashion some of the most visually dramatic and sophisticated works of art found anywhere in the Americas before European contact.

Dates
c. 200 B.C.E.–1600 C.E.
Places
South America > Colombia
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