Archaeology Museum, Sogamoso
Museo Arqueológico de Sogamoso | |
UPTC, Tunja | |
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The Archaeology Museum of Sogamoso is a museum on the
Description
The museum contains an archaeological park, paleontology, pre-Columbian and Muisca sections. An area is dedicated to the mining of carbon, musical instruments and cloths of the Muisca, mummies, metallurgy and reconstructions of the bohíos (houses) of the Muisca. The main attraction is the reconstructed Sun Temple of 18 metres (59 ft) high.[2][5]
The museum also hosts a sculpture of the last iraca of Sogamoso; Sugamuxi.
The museum organises workshops[3] and around the winter solstice[6] the Fiesta del Huán, related with the Conchucua fountain where the iraca would take his bath.[7]
In 2015, a grave was discovered on the terrain of the museum.[1]
Gallery
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Malokas -
Bohíos -
Sculpture of Sugamuxi
See also
- Muisca
- Archeological Museum of Pasca
References
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Grave found on the terrain of the museum
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Museum description at Boyacá cultural
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Website Museum Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Spanish) Description museum
- ^ (in Spanish) Sun Temple in the museum - Pueblos Originarios
- ^ (in Spanish) Fiesta del Huán
- ^ (in Spanish) Museum description at official website Sogamoso
External links
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