Archaeological Sites in Panama

Village in Panama (3)

Barriles

Barriles

Barriles is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Panama. It is located in the highlands of the Chiriquí Province of Western Panama at 1,200 meters above sea level. The…

Village · 1 - 500 AD

Monagrillo - Archaeological Site

Monagrillo is an archaeological site in south-central Panama with ceramics radiocarbon-dated to 2500–1200 BC. It provides the earliest known example of ceramics in Central America…

Village · 3000 - 1500 BC

Sitio Sierra

Sitio Sierra is an archaeological site located in the Herrera Province of Parita Bay in Panama. It lies in the south-central portion of the country, twelve kilometers from where…

Village · 500 BC - 1 AD

City/town/settlement in Panama (2)

Isla Palenque

Isla Palenque is a pre-Columbian archaeological site on a 400-acre (1.6 km²) island in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama, near the Costa Rica border. The island has 8 km (5 mi) of…

City/town/settlement · 500 - 1000 AD
Panamá Viejo

Panamá Viejo

Panamá Viejo, also known as Panamá la Vieja, is the remaining part of the original Panama City, the former capital of Panama, which was destroyed in 1671 by the Welsh privateer…

City/town/settlement · 1500+ AD

Necropolis/tombs complex in Panama (2)

El Caño Archaeological Park

El Caño Archaeological Park

El Cano is a pre-Columbian necropolis in Cocle province, Panama, dating to 700-1000 AD and attributed to the Gran Cocle culture. The site features two rows of standing monoliths…

Necropolis/tombs complex · 500 - 1000 AD
Sitio Conte

Sitio Conte

Sitio Conte is a necropolis and archaeological site in Cocle province, Panama, near Parita Bay. Dated to AD 450-900 based on goldwork and polychrome ceramics, it represents a…

Necropolis/tombs complex · 1 - 500 AD

Archaeological site in Panama (1)

Venado Beach

Venado Beach

Venado Beach is part of the Gran Coclé culture. This site is notable for its large number and variety of burials and grave goods, especially those with offerings objects of gold…

Archaeological site · 500 - 1000 AD

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