Chiriqui (State / Territory) (Geographic Keyword)
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This document describes the account of a visit to the Huacas in November of 1860.
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama SINGLE PDF of Figures
This document includes the single PDF of all of the images in the included in tDAR I.D http://core.tdar.org/image/6425 with Citation information.
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriquí Panama: Holmberg FIG 34 - 1936 Linne Drawing of Boquete area grave (1936)
Boquete area grave construction schematized by Linne (1936: Figure 1).
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriquí Panama: Holmberg FIG 35 -1949 Wassen Drawing Boquete area grave construction (1949)
Boquete area grave construction schematized by Wassen (1949: figure 18B, Grave II). [figure re-drawn for clarity]
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriquí Panama: Holmberg FIG 36 - 1949 Boquete area grave construction x (1949)
Boquete area grave construction schematized by Wassen (1949: figure 6, Grave I)
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriquí Panama: Holmberg FIG 40 - Schematic drawings of the KOT-J grave construction (Figures 40-43) (2005)
Schematic drawings of the KOT-J grave construction (Figures 40-43) TDAR ID's: for reference
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriquí Panama: Holmberg FIG 41 - Schematic drawings of the KOT-J grave construction (Figures 40-43) (2005)
Schematic drawings of the KOT-J grave construction
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriquí Panama: Holmberg FIG 42 - Schematic drawings of the KOT-J grave construction (Figures 40-43) (2005)
Schematic drawings of the KOT-J grave construction
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriquí Panama: Holmberg FIG 43 - Schematic drawings of the KOT-J grave construction (Figures 40-43) (2005)
Schematic drawings of the KOT-J grave construction
Boquete Area Ceramics Classification (2010)
These are only some of the more common ceramics found in the Boquete area, and the dates are tentative. Dates given are the most inclusive possible in order to incorporate the different time spans assigned by various researchers. This is highly simplified and for use only to get a rough chronological fix on ceramic samples. It collapses many divisions within wares that would not alter the chronological placement of a type.
The ceiling of the Santos Palace in Lisbon and its Importance as a Historical Document. (2021)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Documenting the Built Environment (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. An interesting assemblage of Chinese ceramics from the 16th and 17th century has been found in Panama. Many can be compared to pieces on the ceiling of a small dining room of the Santos Palace in Lisbon, which is now the French Embassy. There are 263 plates and 96 dishes, fastened by iron nails which had been made into...
The discovery of gold in the graves of Chiriqui, Panama (1919)
Scanned image of the book containing this Volume of the "Indian Notes" journal. This article, written in 1919, briefly describes the authors,Samuel Lothrop, first hand account of exploration and exploration of grave goods, specifically gold grave goods (the author claims that the excavation extracted a some of two million in gold images and dust).
General Discussion: Use of gold and copper: Human Figures (1887)
This 1887 book on Chirqui looks at the various uses of gold, copper, and bronze among the inhabitants. This selection concentrates on the use of gold and copper in the production of human figurines. This selection also includes the contextual information found in the introduction or "general discussion" section of the book that was written in 1887 by the author.
Golden relics from Chiriqui. A paper read before the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia on Thursday October 5 (1867)
This article describes the artifacts that where exhibited at the The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society meeting on Oct. 5, 1867. The artifacts were excavated in 1859 from numerous huacas or burying grounds in the province of Chiriqui, Panama.
Grave goods from the intact grave at BE-16-KH site (KOT-F unit) (2010)
This document includes both images and descriptions of grave goods found at the intact grave at BE-16-KH site (KOT-F unit)
The Nautilus Exploring Party (1859)
This document is a newspaper clipping from December 10th 1859 that describes several explorers aboard the schooner the "Nautilus." These explorers went to investigate the "gold deposits" that were found in the "Indian" graves in Chiriqui.
The new gold discoveries on the Isthmus of Panama (1859)
This 1859 newspaper article briefly describes the then new findings in Chiriqui. It concentrates on the gold figurines and artifacts presumably looted from graves.
Note sur les sepultares indiennes du department de Chiriquí, Panamá (1866)
This article is in Spanish and describes the tombs in Chiriqui, Panama
On the ancient Indian tombs of Chiriqui in Veragua (southwest of Panama), on the Isthmus of Darien (1863)
This article covers the last findings from Columbus last voyage to Vareguas and the findings of the middle late 1800's when this article was written. Although the article centers around the mortuary artifacts and practices, there is a far amount of historical and geographical information about the region both during the time of the authors investigation and from Columbus's encounter with the region.
Some archaeological observations from Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama (1949)
This 1949 article by Wassen describes the authors expedition to Panama and Columbia in 1947 on behalf of the Gothenburg Ethnographic Museum. He carried out a small archaeological investigation in Boquete Chiriqui, manly of surface collections found at the then Elliot recreation resort.