An ‘oral’ history
Archaeologists search for the origin of dental modification in Panama
March 26, 2021
A new study asks when and how the Ngäbe indigenous group began to practice dental modification
A new study asks when and how the Ngäbe indigenous group began to practice dental modification
The scientists advocate shifting the current value system, which is biased against women and minorities, towards a more diverse and inclusive model of science
Nine articles explore impacts of ancient human societies on tropical ecosystems, revealing the importance of incorporating the paleosciences, social sciences and Indigenous traditional knowledge to solve contemporary environmental challenges.
The Panamanian cumbia is the result of a complex process of cultural dialogue that was unified in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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 illustrated children’s book published in the Wounaan language, Spanish and English aims to preserve, value and respect the stories and lifeworlds of the Wounaan indigenous people of Panama.
Panama's deep history has been the subject of much research over many decades. "Panama, much more than a land bridge" is the first book written in Spanish and from Panama dedicated exclusively to addressing the discoveries and analyses surrounding the archeology of this territory.
Giant agates found in an island on the Pacific coast of Panama prompted a study on the area’s geology to answer the question of how the Isthmus evolved and became a bridge between two continents.
Dedicated to “the Ancestors who stewarded the ocean” an interactive story map created by the Pacific Sea Garden Collective reawakens traditional ways of harvesting food from the sea from Panama to Australia to the Pacific Northwest.
Explorations have revealed what remains of the roads and new data on their state of conservation, their route and its historical importance for Panama.