. Bulletin. Ethnology. 848 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [B. A. B. Bull. 143 baga. The techniques include solid and hollow casting, soldering, welding, the use of wire, and decoration with repousse. 7. SAN AGUSTIN The San Agustin zone surrouuds a small pueblo of the same name near the headwaters of the Magdalena River in the southern part of the Department of Huila. The country is one of rolling hills and some sharper peaks, all forest-covered but with rich soil. The region is well watered, with many small streams, closed in by coarse d e Figure 97.—Tairona black ware ceramic types. (Aft
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 848 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [B. A. B. Bull. 143 baga. The techniques include solid and hollow casting, soldering, welding, the use of wire, and decoration with repousse. 7. SAN AGUSTIN The San Agustin zone surrouuds a small pueblo of the same name near the headwaters of the Magdalena River in the southern part of the Department of Huila. The country is one of rolling hills and some sharper peaks, all forest-covered but with rich soil. The region is well watered, with many small streams, closed in by coarse d e Figure 97.—Tairona black ware ceramic types. (After Mason, 1939.) There are no outstanding intermont basins, nor is there evidence of any large concentrated population in the past. Archeologically, the designation San Agustin does not refer to any one outstanding ruin, or groups of ruins, but rather to a series of more or less isolated small sites which conform in general to the same style. Many large stone statues have been found around this area, and, consequently, it has long drawn the attention of amateurs and professionals alike. With the possible exception of Santa Marta, San Agustin is the best-known archeological region in Colombia. In spite of the amount of work done, however, and some excellent reports on the outstanding remains, little attention has been paid to the ceramics or to archeological materials which do not pertain to the San Agustin Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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