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River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte
University City welcomes more than 140 artifacts from an ancient Panamanian cemetery
Date:
9/23/2007
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12/16/2007
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The University of Pennsylvania Archeology and Anthropology Museum in Philadelphia
Photo by B.Krist for GPTMC
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At the turn of the 19th century, the Rio Grande de Coclé in Panama changed its course, and people began to find precious gold objects on its banks.
River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte tells the remarkable story of the University of Pennsylvania Museum’s 1940 excavation at an ancient Panamanian cemetery. The Dietrich Gallery exhibits more than 140 artifacts, including 120 spectacular Precolumbian gold objects — all of which are more than 1,000 years old.
On display are hammered repoussé plaques, ornaments, beads and ivory fixtures found during the excavation. Along with site photographs, original color film footage from the excavation and the occasionally discovered bone, River of Gold sheds light on a Precolumbian culture about which little is known.
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