Explorations have revealed what remains of the roads and new data on their state of conservation, their route and its historical importance for Panama.
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Ashley Sharpe
How did people survive in the tropics, hundreds and even thousands of years ago? Where did they live, and what did they eat? What diseases did they encounter? New methods allow archaeologists to reconstruct the individual lives of people in more detail than ever before. Listen to Smithsonian archaeologists Ashley Sharpe and Nicole Smith-Guzmán examine the lives and histories of three very different villages in ancient Panama.
An unusual offering in an abandoned and unique-looking structure revealed new evidence of the role it played in the community
Tens of thousands of tiny bone fragments reveal eating habits, ceremonial practices and the development of animal domestication during more than 2000 years of history.
STRI archaeologists believe the first inhabitants of the isthmus of Panama may be resting beneath an unexplored corner of the Azuero peninsula
A new generation stands on the shoulders of giant (archaeologists)