Object Files: Cerro Juan Díaz [CJD]

Object Files:
Cerro Juan Díaz [CJD]
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Object Files: Cerro Juan Díaz [CJD]
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Individual records for Precolumbian gold- and copper- alloy artifacts excavated at the site of Cerro Juan Díaz [CJD], Los Santos, Panama, by archaeological teams directed by Dr. Richard Cooke, research archaeologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute [STRI] in Panama City, Panama. Information recorded for each object includes available details about excavation context, manufacturing technique, condition, and conservation actions, as well as analytical procedures carried out to elucidate technological aspects, including metal composition. Associated resources include photographs for general documentation as well as of analytical procedures. Technical investigation was carried out during two research phases, in 2006 and 2007, by research teams from the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute [MCI]. The 2006 research phase involved object sampling in Cooke's laboratory at STRI and follow-up instrumental analysis at MCI; the 2007 research phase was carried out in in Cooke's laboratory at STRI
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si_2774663PDF iconINAC-STRI permission 20161213
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INAC-STRI permission 20161213
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Permission letter (dated 2016 Dec.13) from María Isabel Arrocha, Director, Patrimonio Histórico, Instituto Nacional de Cultura de Panamá (INAC) to Dr. Oris Sanjur, on behalf of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), for publication of data from archaeological sites investigated by STRI research staff. The list includes Cerro Juan Díaz [CJD] and Archipiélago Las Perlas, of which Isla Pedro González [PAPG] is one. Permission is extended to include data on objects from these sites generated as part of the research project on Precolumbian Goldworking in Panama.
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