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Forest Caretakers

Bacurú Drõa: How well do Emberá indigenous communities conserve old growth forests in Darien, Panamá? 

Febrero 15, 2023

Existing conservation policies rarely reward local people who care for old-growth forests. In this study, Indigenous Emberá residents worked with scientists to show how, through their sustainable lifestyle in communities established during the 1960’s-1980’s in one of Central America’s most pristine, old-growth forests, they act as custodians, conserving this, shared space.

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A guiding force in archaeology

Wishing farewell to our friend, Dr. Richard Cooke

Noviembre 30, 2023

He would have turned 77 this past October. We deeply miss his endless enthusiasm for learning and his passion for teaching others.

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Scientist

Mark Torchin

My lab’s research focuses on coastal marine ecology with an emphasis on host-parasite and consumer interactions, infectious diseases and biological invasions. I focus on how trophic interactions such as parasitism and predation alter populations, community structure and ecosystems. Parasites are...

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Scientist

Nicole Smith-Guzmán

Our lab supports research into the lived experience of ancient Isthmian cultures and human groups of the American Tropics more broadly. We explore a wide variety of research questions using multiple, often interdisciplinary approaches that include the study of diverse archaeological material...

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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.

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COMBINA

Teaming up to combat invasive marine species in the Tropical Eastern Pacific

Mayo 30, 2024

A workshop in Panama City brought together scientists, policymakers, environmental managers and port officials from across the Americas to coordinate efforts in marine biosecurity.

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Scientist

Ashley Sharpe

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...

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Underground

Rediscovering the Undiscovered: Revitalizing the Cerro Juan Diaz Archaeological Ceramic Collection (Presentation in Spanish)

Septiembre 30, 2024

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.

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Facility

Naos

Marine and MolecularLaboratories

A cutting-edge molecular lab
and launching point to the
Eastern Tropical Pacific

 
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Facility

CTPA

Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archaeology

Exploring the tropical peoples
and ecosystems of the past

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