Photograph of Tairona gold pendants in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Repatriation of archaeological treasures is a very important issue for the Colombian government

Archaeological sites in Colombia are numerous and diverse, including findings and archaeological excavations that have taken place in the area now covered by the Republic of Colombia. The archaeological finds and features cover all periods since the paleolithic, representing different aspects of the various cultures of ancient precolumbian civilizations, such as the Muisca, Quimbaya and Tairona among many others. Preservation and investigation of these sites are controlled mainly by the Ministry of Culture, the National Institute of Anthropology and History, and the Bank of the Republic. The lack of funding to protect sites and enforce existing laws, results in large scale looting and illegal trading of artifacts.

List of archaeological sites

AgePeriodSiteImage
10,400 BCLate Pleistocene-preceramicEl Abra
9000 BC - 1537Late Pleistocene-preceramic-Herrera-MuiscaTequendama
6500-1500 BCAndean preceramicChecua
6000-5000 BCNeolithicMonsú and Puerto Hormiga
3000-700 BCAndean preceramic-HerreraAguazuque
2500-1500 BCAndean preceramicEl Infiernito
1600-500 BCDelayed CacicalEl morro del tulcán
600 BC - 300Formative Sinú Malagana-SonsoidMalagana
800 BCEarly TaironaCiudad Perdida
200 BCClassic San AgustinSan Agustín
200 BC - 600Classic TierradentroTierradentro

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