Uruguay’s pre-Columbian past is often reduced to the image of a few indigenous people who inhabited the region upon the arrival of the Spaniards. However, archaeological evidence shows that the human presence in this territory is much older and more diverse. Two Montevidean institutions guard the keys to understanding this story: the Museum of Art History (MUHAR) and the Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art (MAPI). Their collections, along…
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Uruguay’s pre-Columbian past is often reduced to the image of a few indigenous people who inhabited the region upon the arrival of the Spaniards. However, archaeological evidence shows that the human presence in this territory is much older and more diverse. Two Montevidean institutions guard the keys to understanding this story: the Museum of Art History (MUHAR) and the Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art (MAPI). Their collections, along…