Author: Samuel K. LothropPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Discovery of Gold in the Graves of Chiriqui, Panama
Author: Samuel K. LothropThe Discovery of Gold in the Graves of Chiriqui, Panama
Author: Samuel Kirkland LothropPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chiriquí (Panama : Province)
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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The Discovery of Gold in the Graves of Chiriqui, Panama
Author: Marshall Howard SavillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chiriquí (Panama : Province)
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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The Discovery of Gold in the Graves of Chiriqui, Panama (Classic Reprint)
Author: Samuel Kirkland LothropPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331693379
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Excerpt from The Discovery of Gold in the Graves of Chiriqui, Panama Although the presence of gold in pre historic graves had been discovered soon after the conquest in South America, and laws regulating their exploitation had been passed in the early part of the seventeenth century, yet in Chiriqui the presence of gold in the graves was not detected until the middle of the nine teenth century. The cemeteries of Buga ba, Bugabita, and Boquete were opened in the year 1859, and accounts of the discoveries appeared in print during the following year. However, the earliest account of the discovery of gold in the graves of this region appears in a manu script report of the travels of the Costa Rican explorer, Jose Maria Figueroa, of which the following is an extract. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Bibliographic Notes on Quirigua, Guatemala
Author: Alanson SkinnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bribri Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Picturesque Panama and the Great Canal
Author: Ralph Emmett AveryPublisher:
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Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Settlement Ecology of the Ancient Americas
Author: Lucas C. KellettPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 131736967X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In this exciting new volume several leading researchers use settlement ecology, an emerging approach to the study of archaeological settlements, to examine the spatial arrangement of prehistoric settlement patterns across the Americas. Positioned at the intersection of geography, human ecology, anthropology, economics and archaeology, this diverse collection showcases successful applications of the settlement ecology approach in archaeological studies and also discusses associated techniques such as GIS, remote sensing and statistical and modeling applications. Using these methodological advancements the contributors investigate the specific social, cultural and environmental factors which mediated the placement and arrangement of different sites. Of particular relevance to scholars of landscape and settlement archaeology, Settlement Ecology of the Ancient Americas provides fresh insights not only into past societies, but also present and future populations in a rapidly changing world.
PICTUREQUE PANAMA AND THE GREAT CANAL
Author: RALPH EMMETT AVERYOld Panama and Castilla Del Oro
Author: Charles Loftus Grant AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Gold and Power in Ancient Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia
Author: Jeffrey QuilterPublisher: Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN: 9780884022947
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The lands between Mesoamerica and the Central Andes are famed for the rich diversity of ancient cultures that inhabited them. Throughout this vast region, from about AD 700 until the sixteenth-century Spanish invasion, a rich and varied tradition of goldworking was practiced. The amount of gold produced and worn by native inhabitants was so great that Columbus dubbed the last New World shores he sailed as Costa Rica—the "Rich Coast." Despite the long-recognized importance of the region in its contribution to Pre-Columbian culture, very few books are readily available, especially in English, on these lands of gold. Gold and Power in Ancient Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia now fills that gap with eleven articles by leading scholars in the field. Issues of culture change, the nature of chiefdom societies, long-distance trade and transport, ideologies of value, and the technologies of goldworking are covered in these essays as are the role of metals as expressions and materializations of spiritual, political, and economic power. These topics are accompanied by new information on the role of stone statuary and lapidary work, craft and trade specialization, and many more topics, including a reevaluation of the concept of the "Intermediate Area." Collectively, the volume provides a new perspective on the prehistory of these lands and includes articles by Latin American scholars whose writings have rarely been published in English.