Ceramic puzzles
Archaeologists learn how to piece together the past
Mayo 29, 2024
For six days, archeology technician Aureliano Valencia led a workshop on how to reconstruct pre-Columbian ceramics.
For six days, archeology technician Aureliano Valencia led a workshop on how to reconstruct pre-Columbian ceramics.
The importance of community participation and consent in all aspects of tropical forest research in indigenous areas is critical but can only be achieved through creating space for dialogue.
Regrowing tropical forests emit significantly lower soil carbon dioxide than cattle pastures.
Research in my lab examines the long and complex history of peoples and cultures in the Americas, and how these ancient societies developed both by changing, and being transformed by, their surrounding environment. My lab uses zooarchaeology, or the identification of animal bones, shells, and...
This research expands knowledge about the archaeological ceramics of the Gran Cocle culture at the Cerro Juan Diaz Archaeological Site, which spans a period of occupation from 200 BC to 1550 AD and is one of the largest pre-Hispanic communities in central Panama.
Grant Supports the Smithsonian’s Leadership Role in Bringing the Global GEO-TREES System Online
A cutting-edge molecular lab
and launching point to the
Eastern Tropical Pacific