Science: Archaeology: Regional: Central America: Panama

From the Independant, a sunken galleon, the San Jose, dating from the Spanish Conquest carrying a cargo valued at some $50-million has been found by scientists off Panama's Pacific coast.

Backdirt Winter 2003/04. Located on the north shore of Isla Coln, Sitio Drago is a large (15 ha) pre-Columbian village consisting of at least fifteen low earthen mounds situated on an old beach ridge.

A recently discovered large pre-Columbian archaeological site in north-western Panam shows great potential for understanding the past social organisation and cultural history in an area that appears to be of far greater significance than formerly thought.