Táchira archaeological wealth reconstructs the evolution of historical epochs
María José Aguilar
mjaguilar5@gmail.com
- Táchira Museum preserves a collection of anthropological and archaeological
- Archaeology is a science that studies ancient civilizations, through their material remains
- The archaeological chronology is determined in Paleo-Indian, Meso Indio, Indian and Indo Hispanic Neo
The State is a significant number of archaeological findings have led to comparisons between the various ethnic groups spread throughout the region in order to analyze their migration, culture and customs. The Museum of Táchira is responsible for directing the Department of Anthropology since 1976 succeeded in reconstructing the pre-Hispanic culture tachirense discoveries that date back to 7000 ª. C Mezo period from Indio.
Táchira The Museum is located at the premises of an old hacienda in charge of the coffee harvest, such as the Hacienda Paramillo. It currently has 10 rooms, in which nine are constantly open to the public, while only one is open for exhibitions and private group tours, as well as the presence of a newly opened building that houses species related to the natural sciences such as Geology, Flora and Fauna.
The Museum handles certain disciplines like archeology, science of ancient societies, anthropology, science that deals with the study of man and History, a science that studies the evolution of humanity. It manages a network of museums scattered throughout the territory tachirense as they are, Queniquea Museum of San Simon, Barker, Capacho, Delicias and San Antonio.
Sources tachirenses
For the years 1970 and 1960 when the Museum had begun Táchira archaeological research, Tachira in Venezuela and in general there was a pronounced development of archeology. However, today the state has many discoveries found in excavations in the different municipalities. The anthropologist and director of the Museum of Táchira, Reina Duran, told a press conference that "there is significant archaeological discoveries that show us that there was an indigenous population, not as nomadic, but with a great culture and techniques developed." Anthropologist and director of the Museum of Tachira, Reina Duran / Photos: Aguilar, María
numerous excavations have been conducted in the state, as in Garcia de Hevia, Delicias, San Joaquin Navay, Capacho , Queniquea, and the municipality Ayacucho. The most important sites that have established the characteristics of the older groups, found in the northern part of the state, Seboruco, specifically in Las Tables and Santa Filomena. According to Duran, "these sites have abundant remains of snail shells, which were used for food, and stone objects such as rocks grinding and hammers. "
Features like these prove that the ethnic groups that populated lands owned tachirenses one organization, allowing them to cope with activities such as feeding, hunting, farming and housing. Similarly, a well researched and analyzed site is located in Queniquea Hills, where he was an Indian village, "where you can see some terraces in the hills, with some peculiarities that we evidence the remarkable cultural development based on buildings with architectural techniques" said Duran.
Suspected Paleolithic
Before you dig Archaeology specialists hypothesized in relation to other findings, taking into account geographical circumstances and the type of field to select the appropriate technique and begin the process of excavation. Anthropologist Reina Duran, has been considering the hypothesis of the existence of Paleolithic sites, for paleontology, a science that studies the animals and plants that existed in different eras.
therefore presumed Durán in Tachira is a mega fauna, as in Puerto Santander in the municipality of Los Patios, Colombia near Tachira border to these species were found. "These large animals like the mammoth walk in packs, along the banks of rivers, and usually where the man are they to hunt and feed on them, and if there are remains in Puerto Santander is likely that here too "said Duran.
Through all archaeological discoveries have been able to establish an approximation of the number of people who settled the region in pre tachirense Hispanic, according to the criteria of the anthropologist Durán, for the 30 buildings found in terraces or hills Queniquea and taking into account the number of rooms as well as cemeteries and graves 
discovered "one can speak of about 32,000 indigenous inhabitants."
addition, through investigations have found a variety of archaeological and ceramic vases, ornaments such as necklaces, utensils hunting and feeding as grinding stones, and hammers, shells and bones. At the same time, more remains that sheds light on the historical evolution of Táchira anthropologist Reina Duran is planning some excavated from San Juan de Colón, for an investigation before it allowed to handle certain hypothesis of the existence of archaeological material there.
excavation in El Ceibal
belonging to a cemetery with human remains buried in difrentres
archaeological levels / Photos: Aguilar, María
These investigations have to present the origins of Tachira, culture and customs indigenous peoples who inhabited the prehistoric age, and Hispanic, bringing the people of Táchira to its roots, displayed on the premises of Anthropological Museum of Táchira, as for its director, Reina Duran, "should never be forgotten our ancestors. "
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