Diquis culture
A Diquis human effigy pendant
The Diquis culture (sometimes spelled Diquís) was a pre-Columbian indigenous culture of Costa Rica that flourished from 700 AD to 1530 AD.[1] The word "diquís" means "great waters" or "great river" in the Boruca language.[1]
Stone sphere made by the Diquis culture
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External links
Media related to Diquis culture at Wikimedia Commons
- The Art of Precolumbian Gold: The Jan Mitchell Collection, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (available online as PDF), which contains material on Diquis culture
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