Sophisticated Pre-Columbian Gran Coclé Culture Reveals Its Ancient Secrets

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - The Gran Coclé culture flourished in what is now the Panamanian province of Coclé, near the Santa Marta River. The extraordinary archaeological evidence they left behind reveals a remarkably sophisticated Pre-Columbian people, whose creativity and complexity still inspire us today.

Through ongoing excavations, we continue to uncover the secrets of this ancient culture, reminding us how much there is to learn from those who came before us.

The influence of Coclé ceramics extended throughout most of the Panamanian isthmus and took the form of spiral decorations and colors typical of this tradition. For more than a thousand years, a cemetery on the banks of the Rio Grande Coclé in Panama lay undisturbed, escaping the attention of gold seekers and looters.

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