Sitio Conte
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Sitio Conte is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in central Panama, renowned for its richly furnished elite burials and elaborate gold artifacts associated with the Gran Coclé culture.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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pre-Columbian site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
important for study of pre-Columbian goldworking in lower Central America
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important for study of social stratification in ancient Panama ⓘ key reference site for Gran Coclé culture ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Gran Coclé polychrome ceramics
NERFINISHED
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zoomorphic gold iconography ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Gran Coclé culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialType | elite cemetery ⓘ |
| chronology | roughly AD 450–900 ⓘ |
| contains |
bone artifacts
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ceramic vessels ⓘ gold breastplates ⓘ gold ear ornaments ⓘ gold pectorals ⓘ gold pendants ⓘ multiple burial mounds ⓘ shell ornaments ⓘ stone artifacts ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local residents ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Samuel K. Lothrop’s publications on Coclé archaeology ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Harvard University
NERFINISHED
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel K. Lothrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
complex mortuary practices
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high-status individuals ⓘ long-distance exchange networks ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important national archaeological heritage of Panama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate gold artifacts
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pre-Columbian metallurgy ⓘ richly furnished elite burials ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Panama ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
polychrome pottery
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tumbaga (gold-copper alloy) objects ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Columbian cultural landscape of central Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Gran Coclé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
chiefdom-level societies
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mortuary archaeology ⓘ symbolism in pre-Columbian art ⓘ |
| siteFunction | cemetery ⓘ |
| siteFunction | ritual center ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | looting ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
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