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  SOUTH 
  AMERICAN 
  INDIANS 
  [B. 
  A. 
  E. 
  Bull. 
  143 
  

  

  it 
  is 
  a 
  later 
  manifestation. 
  However, 
  in 
  spite 
  of 
  the 
  marginal 
  geo- 
  

   graphic 
  position 
  of 
  Tierradentro, 
  there 
  is 
  as 
  yet 
  no 
  convincing 
  evi- 
  

   dence 
  for 
  the 
  chronological 
  relationship 
  of 
  the 
  two 
  San 
  Agustin 
  

   substyles. 
  

  

  The 
  designation 
  "Tierradentro 
  style" 
  (or 
  "Cauca 
  culture") 
  refers 
  to 
  

   a 
  distinctive 
  culture 
  characterized 
  above 
  all 
  by 
  elaborate, 
  subter- 
  

   ranean, 
  painted 
  tombs, 
  excavated 
  directly 
  in 
  the 
  soft 
  rock 
  of 
  the 
  region. 
  

   These 
  seem 
  to 
  have 
  been 
  used 
  only 
  for 
  burial 
  purposes. 
  Fragmentary 
  

   ceramics 
  are 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  entrance 
  shafts 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  floors 
  of 
  these 
  

   chambers, 
  and 
  represent 
  styles 
  as 
  yet 
  unknown 
  elsewhere 
  in 
  Colombia. 
  

   The 
  ceramics 
  are 
  characterized 
  by 
  relief 
  bands 
  with 
  deep 
  incised 
  lines 
  

   and 
  punctations 
  filled 
  with 
  a 
  white 
  paste. 
  Plain 
  black 
  ware, 
  black- 
  

   on-red 
  painted 
  ware, 
  and 
  other 
  minor 
  variants 
  are 
  also 
  encountered. 
  

   Although 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  ceramics 
  are 
  fragmentary, 
  true 
  refuse 
  or 
  habi- 
  

   tation 
  sites 
  have 
  not 
  yet 
  been 
  identified. 
  

  

  Again, 
  the 
  detailed 
  description 
  of 
  Tierradentro 
  style 
  is 
  included 
  in 
  

   the 
  following 
  article 
  by 
  Hernandez 
  de 
  Alba 
  (pp. 
  856-859). 
  The 
  fact 
  

   that 
  San 
  Agustin, 
  Tierradentro, 
  and 
  rare 
  Quimbaya 
  and 
  miscellaneous 
  

   types 
  are 
  all 
  found 
  in 
  this 
  one 
  zone 
  should 
  ultimately 
  make 
  a 
  good 
  

   chronology 
  possible. 
  However, 
  a 
  convincing 
  sequence 
  has 
  not 
  yet 
  

   been 
  established. 
  

  

  MISCELLANEOUS 
  

  

  Some 
  authors 
  recognize 
  still 
  other 
  archeological 
  zones 
  in 
  Colombia, 
  

   and, 
  of 
  these, 
  at 
  least 
  brief 
  mention 
  should 
  be 
  made 
  of 
  the 
  Mosquito 
  

   Style. 
  This 
  is 
  represented 
  almost 
  exclusively 
  by 
  large 
  cylindrical 
  

   urns, 
  with 
  fitted 
  covers 
  on 
  which 
  seated 
  human 
  figures 
  are 
  modeled 
  

   (pi. 
  171, 
  J). 
  The 
  urns 
  have 
  been 
  found 
  only 
  at 
  a 
  few 
  sites 
  in 
  the 
  

   southern 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  Department 
  of 
  Magdalena, 
  between 
  the 
  river 
  

   of 
  the 
  same 
  name 
  and 
  the 
  town 
  of 
  Ocana. 
  

  

  The 
  urns 
  are 
  from 
  20 
  to 
  24 
  inches 
  (50 
  to 
  60 
  cm.) 
  in 
  height. 
  They 
  

   are 
  without 
  preserved 
  painted 
  decoration, 
  but 
  have 
  two 
  or 
  more 
  

   ornamental 
  lugs 
  below 
  the 
  shoulder. 
  Seated 
  effigy 
  figures 
  of 
  males 
  

   or 
  females 
  are 
  modeled 
  on 
  the 
  urn 
  covers. 
  The 
  heads 
  are 
  slightly 
  

   rectangular 
  in 
  shape, 
  with 
  the 
  features 
  in 
  high 
  applique" 
  relief. 
  Leg 
  lig- 
  

   atures 
  are 
  clearly 
  represented 
  around 
  the 
  ankles 
  and 
  below 
  the 
  knee 
  

   joints. 
  These 
  suggest 
  Amazonian 
  influence, 
  and 
  in 
  fact, 
  the 
  ultimate 
  

   affiliation 
  of 
  the 
  Mosquito 
  style 
  is 
  probably 
  with 
  the 
  Colombian 
  tropics 
  

   rather 
  than 
  the 
  Highlands. 
  

  

  BIBLIOGRAPHY 
  

   For 
  bibliography, 
  see 
  page 
  830. 
  

  

  