Monagrillo - Archaeological Site

Also known as: Monagrillo, Monagrillo (archaeological site)

Monagrillo is an archaeological site in south-central Panama with ceramics radiocarbon-dated to 2500–1200 BC [1]. It provides the earliest known example of ceramics in Central America and one of the earliest examples of maize agriculture in the region [1]. The site reached a maximum living area of 1.4 hectares and lies along Panama's most fruitful seacoast [1].

TypeVillage
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryPanama
Coordinates7.9936° N, 80.4444° W

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