Checua
Early archaeological site in Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Checua is a preceramic open area archaeological site in Nemocón, Cundinamarca, Colombia. The site is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town centre.[2][3] At Checua, thousands of stone and bone tools, stone flakes and human remains have been found, indicating human occupation from around 8500 to 3000 years BP.
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Location | Nemocón, Cundinamarca |
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Region | Bogotá savanna Altiplano Cundiboyacense Colombia |
Coordinates | 5°07′12.1″N 73°52′35.3″W |
Altitude | 2,577 m (8,455 ft)[1] |
Type | Open area settlement |
Part of | Pre-Muisca sites |
History | |
Periods | Preceramic |
Cultures | Preceramic |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Ana María Groot[2] |
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Main archaeologist for Checua is Ana María Groot, who published the results of her research in 1992.[4]