In the last few hours, the company ISA Intercolombia reported the discovery of more than 97,000 archaeological elements during excavations in the departments of La Guajira, Cesar and Magdalena.
These findings were produced in the context of the construction of a renewable energy project that will cover 17 municipalities in the Caribbean region, with the objective of increasing the capacity of the National Interconnected System.
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A team of archaeologists is working on the analysis of the 97,000 pieces discovered during excavations in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The importance of this find lies in its volume and the possibility of shedding light on the past of the primitive peoples of the region.
The relics, one of the most significant finds in recent years in the Colombian Caribbean, were found during excavations for the installation of energy towers in the ISA Intercolombia electrical interconnection project; workers discovered important archaeological remains.
This project, which crosses 17 municipalities of La Guajira, Cesar and Magdalena, includes the construction of 270 kilometers of power lines, 632 towers, the expansion of the Fundación, Copey and Cuestecitas substations, as well as the construction of the new Nueva Cuestecitas substation.
In these lands, pieces were found that testify to the presence of ancient communities that inhabited the valley.
According to the bulletin In conection from the company ISA Intercolombia, in which it was announced that “among the findings, which reveal the history of the people who have lived in the Sierra Nevada and its surroundings, There are beads from necklaces, lumps of baked clay, bowls and complete funerary urnsin addition to other ceramic fragments with various decorations,” the company noted.
ISA Intercolombia added that “also traces of pole marks; that is, housing structures. “Each discovery is a fascinating window into the communities that once inhabited these lands of northern Colombia.”
This is how the company assured that, in the municipality of El Copey, located in the heart of the Colombian Caribbean, The largest number of archaeological pieces has been discovered, totaling 37,000.
According to a report by ISA Intercolombia, these pieces, together with those found in other regions, constitute a valuable cultural and archaeological heritage that contributes to the reconstruction of memory and the understanding of our origins.
These discoveries have been made thanks to ISA’s preventive archeology program, which focuses on identifying and recording sites with potential historical value. “Together with those found in other regions, they constitute a cultural and archaeological heritage that contributes to the reconstruction of memory and the understanding of our origins,” detailed the ISA Intercolombia document.
Clues about the life of the first inhabitants of northwestern Colombia are found in a set of tools discovered in 2023 during mining activities in Jericó, Antioquia.
The archaeological pieces, more than 23,000 in total, were found in the upper part of the municipality, within the area of influence of the Quebradon copper mining company.to. According to preliminary analyses, they date back to approximately the year 1300, evidencing the presence of societies prior to the arrival of Europeans to the continent.
The collection includes ceramics, stone tools and metalwork pieces such as vessels, axes, chisels, cranial modifiers and nose rings. These objects allow us to delve deeper into the practices of the pre-Columbian cultures of the central western part of the country.
During the delivery of the pieces to the Museum of Anthropology and Arts of Jericó Antioquia (MAJA), a preliminary report was presented that suggests a probable dating to around the year 1,310 AD. C., although pieces from earlier periods could exist.
The analyzes indicate that the population that occupied the territory was a hierarchically organized society, with established agricultural production, generation of surpluses for exchange and a notable dedication to textile production.
