Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Cultures > Semi-arid North > Copiapo

Culto y Funebria

To date, little information is known about the burial practices of the Copiapó people, but evidence has been found of a very deep, bubble-shaped chamber accessed through a very narrow cylindrical opening. Among the grave goods that were deposited with the bodies of the deceased, ceramic pieces were common, as were metal objects and implements for inhaling hallucinogenic substances.