Muisca astronomy
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This article describes the astronomy of the Muisca. The Muisca, one of the four advanced civilisations in the Americas before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, had a thorough understanding of astron
Mural showing various gods based on the astronomy of the Muisca, most notably the Sun; Sué, Moon; Chía and bearded messenger Bochica
Reconstruction of the Sun Temple of Suamox
El Infiernito is one of the few surviving sites of the Muisca astronomy
Chía, goddess of the Moon, rising over the Bogotá savanna
Eliécer Silva Celis
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Eliécer Silva Celis was a Colombian anthropologist, archaeologist, professor and writer. He is considered a pioneer in the anthropology of Colombia. Silva Celis is known in Colombia for the reconstruc
Portrait of Silva Celis in his museum
Silva Celis rediscovered the archaeoastronomical site El Infiernito and created the Archaeological Park around it
A Muisca mummy was donated to Eliécer Silva Celis in 1962