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Dr.
Ana María Groot de Mahecha
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Groot in 2015
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| Born | 29 August 1951 Bogotá, Colombia
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| Alma mater | Universidad de los Andes |
| Known for | Archaeology, anthropology of indigenous Colombian peoples |
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| Fields | History, archaeology, anthropology, Muisca women |
| Institutions | Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| Thesis | Trabajo y vida cotidiana en los pueblos productores de sal en el altiplano de Bogotá, siglos XVI-XVII (2008) |
Ana María Groot de Mahecha (born August 29, 1952, in Bogotá) is a famous Colombian historian, archaeologist, and anthropologist. She is a professor at the Department of Anthropology of the National University of Colombia. Dr. Groot is an expert in the history and ancient cultures of Colombia, especially how people used salt. She speaks Spanish, English, and French.
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Her Life and Studies
Ana María Groot de Mahecha was born in Bogotá, Colombia. She went to the Colegio Santa Francisca Romana for school. Later, she studied anthropology at the University of Los Andes. In 1974, she earned her Master's degree. Her research was about archaeological digs in a place called Tierradentro. She studied ancient pottery and how it might have been used to make salt.
In 2008, Ana María Groot earned her PhD degree in history from the National University of Colombia. Her PhD research was about the daily lives and work of people who produced salt. This was on the Bogotá plateau during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Dr. Groot has written many articles and books. Her work focuses on the archaeology and anthropology of ancient native cultures in Colombia. She has studied groups like the Tierradentro, San Agustín, Tairona, and the Muisca. She is especially known for her studies on how these groups used salt from mines in places like Nemocón and Zipaquirá.
Her Published Works
Here are some of the important books and articles Ana María Groot has written:
Books She Wrote
- 2008 – Salt and Power on the Bogotá Plateau, 1537-1640 (Sal y poder en el altiplano de Bogotá, 1537-1640)
- 2006 – Archaeology and Heritage: Knowledge and Social Appropriation (Arqueologia y patrimonio : conocimiento y apropiacion social)
- 1992 – Checua: A Cultural Sequence Between 8500 and 3000 Years Before Present (Checua: Una secuencia cultural entre 8500 y 3000 años antes del presente)
- 1991 – Attempt to Delimit the Territory of the Pastos and Quillacingas Ethnic Groups in the Nariño Plateau (Intento de delimitación del territorio de los grupos étnicos pastos y quillacingas en el altiplano nariñense)
- 1989 - Pre-Hispanic Colombia: Archaeological Regions (Colombia prehispánica: regiones arqueológicas); chapters I, VIII, IX
Articles She Wrote
- 2014 - Social Appropriation of the Archaeological Heritage of the Municipality of Nemocón, Cundinamarca: A Path Between Science, Society, and Politics (Apropiación social del patrimonio arqueológico del municipio de Nemocón, Cundinamarca: un camino entre la ciencia, la sociedad y la política)
- 2012 - A Life Story Between Colombia's Past and Present: A Tribute to Alicia Dussán de Reichel-Dolmatoff (Una historia de vida entre el pasado y el presente de Colombia: Homenaje a Alicia Dussán de Reichel-Dolmatoff)
- 2006 - Archaeological Landscapes Related to the Main Andean Road (Qhapaq Ñan) (Paisajes arqueológicos relacionados con el camino principal andino (Qhapaq Ñan))
- 2000 - Diet and Bioanthropology of the Early Inhabitants of the Middle Checua River Valley (Dieta y bioantropología de los pobladores tempranos del valle medio del río Checua)
- 2000 - Salt, Roads, and Merchants: The Case of the Muiscas in the 16th Century (Sal, caminos y mercaderes: el caso de los muiscas en el siglo XVI)
- 2000 - Pre-Columbian Roads: The Routes, the Engineers, and the Travelers (Caminos Precolombinos: las vías, los ingenieros y los viajeros)
- 1999 - The Salt Mines of Zipaquirá (Las Salinas de Zipaquirá)
- 1990 - Archaeological Excavations in the Municipality of Nemocón (Excavaciones arqueológicas en el municipio de Nemocón)
- 1988 – The Federations of Villages: The Case of the Muiscas and the Taironas (Las Federaciones de aldeas: el caso de los muiscas y de los taironas)
- 1986 - Generalities on the Pre-Hispanic Settlement of the Tairona National Natural Park (Generalidades sobre el poblamiento prehispánico del Parque Nacional Natural Tairona)
- 1983 - Ciudad Perdida: A Mountain Population of the Taironas (Ciudad Perdida: Una población serrana de los taironas)
Lectures She Gave
- 2015 - The Salt Mita in the New Kingdom of Granada and the Role of Women: The Case of the Muiscas on the Bogotá Plateau (La mita salinera en el Nuevo Reino de Granada y el rol de las mujeres: el caso de los muiscas en el altiplano de Bogotá)
See Also
In Spanish: Ana María Groot para niños
- List of Muisca scholars
- Muisca, salt mining
- Muisca women, Nemocón, Zipaquirá, Checua
