Sitio Conte, Panama expedition records

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Sitio Conte, Panama expedition records

1929-1970, 1939-1942 (bulk)

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_UPENN_MUSEUM_PUMu1108

At the turn of the century, the Río Grande de Coclé changed course, revealing the site of a pre-Columbian cemetery when pottery and gold ornaments were washed out of the river banks. In 1940 the University of Pennsylvania Museum began to excavate Sitio Conte, which belonged to a private landowner, located in the province of Coclé. A very small portion of the pre-Columbian cemetery, estimated to cover four or five acres in its entirety, was selected for excavation. The expedition yielded 6,600 pounds of pottery and stone. The textual records consist of 1.5 linear feet of field notes, diaries, and object cards; correspondence; administrative records concerning contracts, expenses, transportation, and equipment; and unpublished and published reports and articles concerning findings. The arrangement of the records became apparent after some research, for the original order had been lost. Most of the original folder titles, however, have been maintained.

1.5 Linear feet

eng, Latn

University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives

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