# The Megalithic Funerary Art of San Agustín — WHE Article Discussion (2-1433) **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [August 21, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-megalithic-funerary-art-of-san-agustin-whe-article-discussion-2-1433/17196 "2019-08-21T15:55:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![benjaminboswald](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/benjaminboswald/32/413_2.png) [@benjaminboswald](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/benjaminboswald)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-megalithic-funerary-art-of-san-agustin-whe-article-discussion-2-1433/17196/1 "2019-08-21T15:55:07Z")
Beginning approximately 2000 years ago, in a rugged stretch of southwestern Colombia where the Andes split into multiple ranges and the mighty Magdalena River is born, a people created a collection of magnificent ritual and burial monuments that form some of South America's most fascinating pre-Hispanic artifacts. Scattered across a region approximately 100 kilometers in diameter and encompassing active volcanoes, snow-capped peaks, and plunging valleys, these funerary sites are at their densest and most grand within the present-day municipalities of San Agustín and Isnos. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1433/the-megalithic-funerary-art-of-san-agustin/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1433/the-megalithic-funerary-art-of-san-agustin/)._ * * * **Join the Conversation** - What would you like to know more about? - Which part did you find most interesting, and why? - Does this match what you've learned about the topic before? Is there anything you'd like to ask about this article? Ask away — and if you spot something that should be covered, that's useful to know too.