Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Prim Media Primary media for this item. 152 DescriptionEN English Description Las bolas de piedra parecen detener el tiempo para que veamos la habilidad, ingenio y sabiduría de nuestros ancestros, quienes dominaron este territorio en los tiempos precolombinos. Principalmente por su cantidad, significado y casi perfección las esferas de piedra son únicas del Sur de Costa Rica, testimonio de las sociedades pasadas y por ende poseedoras de relevancia mundial. The Stone balls have held up the test time for us to see the ability, ingenuity and wisdom of our ancestors that dominated this territory in pre-Columbian times. Mostly for their quantity, significance and being almost perfect in shape, the stone spheres are unique to the south of Costa Rica, acting as a testimony for past societies and therefore possess global relevance. Estos objetos representan la identidad grupal y el poder. Según las historias de nuestros antepasados las esferas eran sagradas y usadas como símbolos de rango y marcadores territoriales. También, las esferas encontradas en sitios de la zona sugieren un significado astronómico y ritual. La manufactura de las esferas se dio entre los años 400 y 1500 d.C desarrollándose la mayor producción entre 800 y 1500 d.C. En cuanto a su tamaño, se han encontrado esferas desde los pocos centímetros hasta los 2,5 metros, con un peso de 16 toneladas. Los materiales utilizados para elaborarlas son gabro, granodiorita y algunas en piedra caliza. These objects represent group identity and power. According to the stories of our ancestors the spheres were sacred and used as rank symbols and territorial markers. Also, the spheres found in sites in the area suggest astronomical and ritual significance. The manufacture of the spheres occurred between 400 and 1500 A.D., with the greatest production being developed between 800 and 1500 A.D. As for its size, spheres from a few centimeters to 2.5 meters have been found, weighing 16 tons. The materials used to make them are gabbro, granodiorite and some in limestone. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Las bolas de piedra parecen detener el tiempo para que veamos la habilidad, ingenio y sabiduría de nuestros ancestros, quienes dominaron este territorio en los tiempos precolombinos. Principalmente por su cantidad, significado y casi perfección las esferas de piedra son únicas del Sur de Costa Rica, testimonio de las sociedades pasadas y por ende poseedoras de relevancia mundial. The Stone balls have held up the test time for us to see the ability, ingenuity and wisdom of our ancestors that dominated this territory in pre-Columbian times. Mostly for their quantity, significance and being almost perfect in shape, the stone spheres are unique to the south of Costa Rica, acting as a testimony for past societies and therefore possess global relevance. Estos objetos representan la identidad grupal y el poder. Según las historias de nuestros antepasados las esferas eran sagradas y usadas como símbolos de rango y marcadores territoriales. También, las esferas encontradas en sitios de la zona sugieren un significado astronómico y ritual. La manufactura de las esferas se dio entre los años 400 y 1500 d.C desarrollándose la mayor producción entre 800 y 1500 d.C. En cuanto a su tamaño, se han encontrado esferas desde los pocos centímetros hasta los 2,5 metros, con un peso de 16 toneladas. Los materiales utilizados para elaborarlas son gabro, granodiorita y algunas en piedra caliza. These objects represent group identity and power. According to the stories of our ancestors the spheres were sacred and used as rank symbols and territorial markers. Also, the spheres found in sites in the area suggest astronomical and ritual significance. The manufacture of the spheres occurred between 400 and 1500 A.D., with the greatest production being developed between 800 and 1500 A.D. As for its size, spheres from a few centimeters to 2.5 meters have been found, weighing 16 tons. The materials used to make them are gabbro, granodiorite and some in limestone. Title A name given to the resource Bola de peidra - Stone ball / Petrosphere Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ancestral 800 to 1500 BC Extent The size or duration of the resource. 250cm x 250cm x 250cm Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 5947 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,9.0015485,-83.3259972; Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT