Pre-Columbian art / Planet of conservation Pre-Columbian art is the way designates the set of artistic and intellectual achievements as sculpture, architecture, rock art, ceramics, textiles, metalwork and painting made in the Americas during the pre-Columbian period. This is the main element that allows the knowledge and recognition of pre-Columbian civilizations, proof of their level of development and transformation capacity of its environment. While the term "Pre-Columbian" generally is understood as everything that was in America before the arrival of the Spaniards in 1492, actually it refers to a period during which different cultures developed, which left permanent mark on the art and are currently the subject of scientific study. The term "pre-Columbian" is derived from pre Colombia before Columbus, but has to do in particular with the cultures that dominated the territory of which would be the Spanish colonies in America, that is, from Mexico to the...