Stone sphere among artefacts repatriated to Costa Rica

[Judi Lynn]

Image Credit : National Museum of Costa Rica
By:
Mark Milligan
Date:
April 18, 2024

Stone sphere among artefacts repatriated to Costa Rica

395 pre-Columbian artefacts have been repatriated to Costa Rica thanks to a grant by the United States Embassy to the Cultural Agreements Fund.

Among the objects repatriated is a stone sphere from the Diquís culture, an extinct people that emerged in the Valley of the Rio Grande de Térraba and produced over 300 stone petrospheres (also know as Diquís Spheres).

Between AD 800 to 1500, the Diquís civilisation reached its apex and developed complex settlements on the small island of Isla del Caño and the Diquís Delta in Costa Rica.

Stone spheres of up to two metres in diameter were placed in alignments in public plazas, or along the approach to the dwellings of the ruling elite/chieftains.

More:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/04/stone-sphere-among-artefacts-repatriated-to-costa-rica/151598

[Easterncedar]

1. Very cool, and beautiful. But what's the last picture all about?

In the next-to-last picture, the spheres seem to be sentiently commanding the view.

[Judi Lynn]

2. The last photo shows some spheres just perched at the top of a tall hill.

It occurred to me there could be a mad dash to get out of the way if one of them finally got pushed over the edge.

I'm reminded of the grown men leaders of boy scout groups in Utah who decided to spend the afternoon tearing down boulders and pitching them over the side.











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