From Excavation to Online Exhibition: A 30+ year Journey at La Mula-Sarigua

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to “highlight” the results of 30+ years of research on one archaeological site (La Mula-Sarigua [LMS]) in the Gran Cocle Region of Panama. Such work has taken place in three phases: (1) major field and laboratory efforts (1983-1988 culminating in a dissertation which dealt with inequality, and a number of related issues); (2) focus on refining analyses of lithics and ceramics to interpret the nature of technologies, such as specialization (1990-2011), and (3) a digital archive initiative with an online presence (2015-present).The latter is an attempt to make the archaeological resources from LMS publicly available for future research and teaching independent of the physical objects, records and institutions.