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c/archaeology · by ZeroCool@piefed.ca · 7d

Ancient Colombians built huge water system without centralized rule, archaeologists say

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-ancient-colombians-built-huge-centralized.html

Communities living in Colombia thousands of years ago achieved an engineering wonder of the world based on cooperation among family groups without top-down government, a new study shows.

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AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 7d (1 reply)

The pre-Hispanic field systems of La Mojana in the Colombian Caribbean are so vast that they can be seen from a plane at high altitude.

Is “pre-Hispanic” a general replacement for “pre-Columbian”, or is it just used in Colombia to avoid confusion with the country name?

Krusty@quokk.au · 3 pts · 7d

Could have just said Zenú/Sinú.

Pre-hispanic typically means before colonization by Christopher Columbus and his Spaniard ilk.

rimu@piefed.social · 3 pts · 7d

Possibly similar to what they do in Bali

https://www.baliholidaysecrets.com/bali-subak-system/