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An Account of a Visit to the Huacas, or Ancient Grave Yards of Chiriqui (1860)

DOCUMENT Full-Text J Bateman.

This document describes the account of a visit to the Huacas in November of 1860.

Archaeological fieldwork in Chiriquí (1936)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sigvald Linné.

This is a 1936 article talks about the number of artifacts that are housed in American (US) museums and the overwhelming number that are in private collection. One of the arguments is that the archaeological exploration of the area has little to do with learning about culture and had more (if not entirely) to do with the gold in the area. Evidence of that can be seen in the name that the area became known as "Castilla del Oro." The unfortunate thing is that literature, especially academic...

The archaeological problem of Chiriqui (1935)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Corneslius Osgood.

The purpose of this 1935 paper by Osgood is to present information concerning the archaeology of the province of Chiriqui, Panama, and to summarize from the point of view of the field-worker certain phases of then previous work (cerca 1935) in order that data necessary for developing new lines of inquiry is more readily available.

The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama -- ArcMap Project Files

PROJECT Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

This project organizes the ArcMap project files (.mxd) associated with the the Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama project. The shapefiles and raster files associated with these maps are located in The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama -- Shapefiles and Raster files project. These maps are part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg. The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and...

The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama -- Documents, Images, and Datasets

PROJECT Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

Archaeology is defined by its grounding in material objects; without contextual elements of space and place, however, material culture is devoid of much of its meaning and archaeological information. This article focuses upon pre-Columbian objects – including gold, ceramics, and stone artefacts - from a small, localized area of the Chiriquí region of western Panamá in the context of the volcanic landscape. The discussion is intended as a provocative introduction to the archaeology of highland...

Arrival of the North Star: Interesting From New Granda: Revolution in Carthagena: The Chiriqui Gold Discoveries: Later from California and Oregon (1859)

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This Newspaper clipping from August 12, 1859 discribes the Chiriqui gold discoveries in Panama and the arrival of the steamship the "North Star."

Arrival of the Star of the West: News from California and Central America: $1,863,601 in Treasure (1859)

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This newspaper article dates August 12, 1859 and describes "The Grave-Digging Excitement at Chiriqui, the Collins Steamers, and the Business of the Panama Railroad."

Basalt Least Cost Path Final Map (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and develop and link them to associated digital archives. The original LEAP project was funded by the AHRC while the LEAP II, A Trans-Atlantic LEAP, was supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This final map project is part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg. The files contained in this record include an .mxd map project and an image of the...

Basalt Least Cost Path Final Map (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The ceiling of the Santos Palace in Lisbon and its Importance as a Historical Document. (2021)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Linda R. Pomper.

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...

Culture Areas Final Map (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

Dacite Slab Least Cost Path Final Map (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

Early Systematic Looted Systematic Final Map (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The Gentleman's Magazine (1860)

DOCUMENT Full-Text John Henry. James Parker. William Bollaert.

This document contains the 840 page January to June 1860 edition of the "Gentlemens Magizine." For this project the section used was: "Account of the recent discovery of Indian tombs, containing figures in gold and pottery, in Chiriqui, near Panamá," in The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, vol. 8 (208), January-June. Edited by S. Urban, pp. 45-47. London: John Henry and James Parker.

Gold-Hunters in Chiriqui (1859)

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The 1859 newspaper article describes the arrival in Chiriqui of two explorers and chronicles the "trilling" story of their explorations in the region. This article also compares the gold fever that was experienced during the California Gold rush to the gold rush in Chiriqui--"alleged discovery of Second California."

Golden relics from Chiriqui. A paper read before the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia on Thursday October 5 (1867)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alfred Taylor.

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.

Highland Chiriqui Project: Excavated test unites at BE-16-KH (2010)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Holmberg.

This document contains the schematic for the test units excavated for this project at site BE-16-KH

KH Sites Final Map (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The Nautilus Exploring Party (1859)

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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.

New route through Chiriqui (1861)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas Meagher.

Public Domain Article: Chronicles his first hand account of an expedition to Chiriqui in the 1850's (spans almost the entire decade). This magazine article provides a good first hand account, more as an ethnohistorical piece, in a fantastical adventuristic tone.

New-Granada: The Chiriqui Diggings Completed (1859)

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This newspaper clipping from 1859 briefly describes what was found in Chiriqui and the estimated dollar amount.

Note on Stone Celts, From Chiriqui. (1863)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles Blake.

This article describes the five stone "celts" that were submitted to Charles Blake in 1860 from the collections of antiquarian objects from Chiriqui. These objects were obtained from the graves in the area. These "celts' exhibit what the author calls a "well-known" scalpriform sharpening. Four of the celts are composed of "porphyritic" stone and the fifth celt is made of "indurated" clay.

Note on the Archaeology of Chiriqui (1913)

DOCUMENT Full-Text George MacCurdy.

This brief 1913 article argues that the "...faunal environment of a given region is apt to be reflected in its primitive art, especially when the art is primarily of local origin." The region of interest is Chiriqui Panama. The author, George MacCurdy, describes the animal forms of the ceramic art found in the region to illustrate his argument.

Note sur les sepultares indiennes du department de Chiriquí, Panamá (1866)

DOCUMENT Full-Text A. De Zeltner.

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)

DOCUMENT Full-Text William. Bollaert.

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.