Shamans and dancers in the original communities of the South Caribbean of Nicaragua

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  • Leonardo Daniel Lechado Ríos Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/wani.v0i75.9776

Keywords:

archaeology, ethnography, petroglyphs, grave or burial goods, NicaraguaCaribbean Cost

Abstract

This research is about the Sombrero Negro, archaeological site in the Autonomous Region of the South Caribbean Coast (RACCS) of Nicaragua. This site is characterized by the presence of petroglyphs, concentrations of prehispanic archaeological materials (lithic and ceramic) on the surface and an area of tombs. In the place anthropomorphic (shamans), zoomorphic, phytomorphic, geometric and abstract representations were found; also, the use of forms in rocks for their stylization. The site in question functioned as a space destined to the development of ceremonial practices and was occupied tentatively between 400 A.C. and 440 AD.

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Author Biography

Leonardo Daniel Lechado Ríos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN)

Doctorado en Historia con mención en Estudios Regionales y Locales Trans-Disciplinarios

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Published

2019-06-21

How to Cite

Lechado Ríos, L. D. (2019). Shamans and dancers in the original communities of the South Caribbean of Nicaragua. Wani, (75), 24–37. https://doi.org/10.5377/wani.v0i75.9776

Issue

No. 75 (2019)

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Articles

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