CONTENTS 



Preface xi 



Introduction 1 



Geography 1 



Ethnography 3 



Ceramic typology 5 



Review of Panamanian archeology 10 



Historical 10 



Geographical 12 



Chiriquf 12 



Veraguas 15 



Darien 16 



Canal Zone 18 



Cocl6, Parita, Azuero 18 



El Hatillo (He-4) site 24 



Site description 24 



Chronology of types and varieties 34 



Ceramic remains 47 



Polychrome wares 47 



El Hatillo Polychrome 51 



Parita Polychrome 66 



Macaracas Polychrome 95 



Calabaza Polychrome 120 



Miscellaneous polychrome and bichrome wares 128 



Black-on-White Lip 128 



Chiriqui Alligator Ware 129 



Coc\6 Polychromes 129 



Aristide Group Polychromes 130 



Red Line Ware Type 130 



Red and White Ware 130 



Cream Ware 133 



Monochrome wares 133 



Red-buff Type 134 



Cocl6 Red Ware 142 



Smoked Ware 145 



Red Daubed Buff Ware 146 



Smoked Buff Ware 147 



Sandy-buff Ware 147 



Stone artifacts 147 



Worked bone and shell 150 



Summary 151 



Gir6n (Co-2) site 154 



Site description 154 



Ceramic remains 161 



Gir6n Polychrome; Banded Lip variety 163 



Gir6n Polychrome ; Interior Banded variety 168 



III 



