The patterns of production and distribution of pottery during the Late Pre-Columbian period (AD 700–1500) were studied through the analysis of 117 ceramic samples of four pre-Columbian styles and types (Mendoza, Cortezo-Red Buff, Incised Relief Brown Ware, and Red Ware) from the Gran Coclé and Gran Darién symbolic spheres.

From layers of broken pottery, Dr. Mason concludes that the mourners must have danced on or trampled pottery into the grave in some burial rite. This discovery was made in a...

2012年8月16日 · Selected illustrations from pt. 2 of the author's Coclé, an archaeological study of central Panama. Reviews cannot be added to this item.

2020年3月9日 · There is extraordinary archaeological evidence the Coclé were a sophisticated Pre-Columbian people, and excavations have revealed some of this ancient culture's secrets. The influence of Coclé ceramics extended throughout most of the Panamanian isthmus and took the form of spiral decorations and colors typical of this tradition.

2024年11月2日 · El Caño consists of a burial complex attributed to the pre-Columbian Gran Coclé Culture and has been dated to between about AD 700 and 1000 using radiocarbon dates from the skeletons as well as typochronological information of the pottery excavated on-site.

2022年5月15日 · In the pre-Columbian period, pottery was so important that it was even present in burial rituals. This was seen in the burial urns, which were the vessels intended to keep the ashes of the deceased, and in the grave goods, which were objects placed on the bodies when in …

Gran Coclé is an archaeological culture area in pre-Columbian Central America coinciding with the modern-day Panamanian province of Coclé. It consisted of a number of identifiable native cultures, which archaeologists have loosely designated by pottery style.

2020年1月1日 · Resin and cerumen in pre-Columbian funerary contexts of Panama. It was shown that the main constituent of the figurines and beads is the resin of Hymenaea. Hymenaea courbaril is a tall tree that grows in the drier regions of the isthmus, frequently in riparian forests (Condit et al., 2011).

From layers of broken pottery, Dr. Mason concludes that the mourners must have danced on or trampled pottery into the grave in some burial rite. This discovery was made in a vegetation-covered graveyard on a plantation in Coclé Province, one hundred miles west of Panama City.

Archaeological work in Panama began in earnest in the 1920s. At that time, researchers found ruins and burials containing uniquely designed and distinctive gold objects. The gold artifacts and the pottery of the Gran Cocle cultures were easily recognized by its fish and bird motifs, as well as the strong structural style.