River of Gold--Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte

River of Gold--Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte
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Publisher : UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 0934718911
ISBN-13 : 9780934718912
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Book Synopsis River of Gold--Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte by : Pamela Hearne

Download or read book River of Gold--Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte written by Pamela Hearne and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 1992 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1940 the Museum sponsored excavations at the necropolis of Sitio Conte on the Pacific coastal plain 100 miles southwest of Panama City. The cemetery had been used by the local elite and their subordinates for over seven hundred years, until its abandonment during the tenth to twelfth centuries A.D. The focus is on Burial 11, whose main occupant was buried with fantastic gold objects. Included are essays on the excavations, the goldworking techniques, and the significance of the decorative motifs, as well as a catalogue of the gold objects. Illustrations include many color photographs along with archival photographs of the original excavations.


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