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1,000-Year-Old Tomb with Gold Artifacts Found in Panama
The tomb, dating from 800 to 1000 AD, contained gold and ceramic artifacts indicating the highest social status among multiple burials at a site excavated for two decades.
- On February 20, 2026, archaeologists uncovered a tomb more than 1,000 years old at the El Caño Archaeological Park in the Nata district, about 200 kilometres southwest of Panama City.
- After two decades of fieldwork, the El Caño site revealed Tomb 3, first detected in 2009 by ceramic and metal fragments in a cemetery used for 200 years.
- Excavators recovered a multiple burial with the principal occupant in extended position, wearing two bracelets, two pectorals and two ear ornaments, surrounded by gold objects and ceramic vessels with bat and crocodile motifs.
- Culture Minister María Eugenia Herrera said the discovery is `of great importance for Panamanian archaeology` and will support the El Caño Museum as a research and education centre.
- Dated to between 800 and 1000 AD, Mayo said the tomb’s rich metal goods link El Caño to regional centres such as Sitio Conte, with nine similar tombs already excavated.
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