Project Gutenberg 2009-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 148 Holmes, William Henry 1846 1933 Holmes, W. H. (William Henry) Holmes, William H. (William Henry) 01020000 Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Produced by Louise Hope, PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, The Internet Archive: American Libraries and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Ancient Art of the Province of Chiriqui, Colombia" by William H. Holmes is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the archaeological and artistic heritage of the Chiriqui province, focusing on ancient artifacts and burial practices. Holmes dives into aspects of the region's geography, culture, and craftsmanship, providing insights into the lives and artistic expressions of its ancient inhabitants. At the start of the book, the author introduces Chiriqui's geography and its historical significance, noting its previous obscurity until the railroad and canal explorations shed light on the area. Holmes discusses the limited antiquarian literature available, which primarily consists of brief sketches by explorers and archaeologists. He also emphasizes the archaeological findings from ancient cemeteries (huacales) scattered throughout the region, detailing various burial practices and grave constructions observed by explorers, especially the diverse and sophisticated artifacts discovered within these graves, which indicate a rich cultural heritage that has largely remained unnoticed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Indians of Central America -- Panama Indian pottery -- Panama Chiriquí (Panama : Province) -- Antiquities F1561 Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Art Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 511530 2025-07-12T12:43:46.740693 text/html 506848 2021-01-05T22:37:12 text/html 4272034 2025-07-12T12:44:07.160529 application/epub+zip 4274414 2025-07-12T12:43:54.995621 application/epub+zip 215766 2025-07-12T12:43:50.271592 application/epub+zip 6027208 2025-07-12T12:44:12.715494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5979529 2025-07-12T12:44:02.705524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303783 2022-09-14T07:23:41.308981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359690 2025-07-12T12:43:43.602619 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359740 2021-01-05T22:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358726 2021-01-05T22:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359006 2021-01-05T22:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24199 2025-07-12T12:44:12.882479 application/rdf+xml 19887 2025-07-12T12:43:50.931595 image/jpeg 4336 2025-07-12T12:43:50.645579 image/jpeg 117213 2021-01-05T22:37:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 116795 2021-01-05T22:37:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 4300795 2021-01-05T22:37:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 116508 2021-01-05T22:37:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 4304838 2025-07-12T12:43:47.518638 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia