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PJMcK

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5. My wife volunteered at a dig in Panama this past winter

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 08:27 PM

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We bought a modest apartment on the Pacific coast of Panama about an hour and a half from Panama City. She found a dig about another hour and a half along the Trans American Route One.

During her tenure, they found golden artifacts from pre-Colombian times, 1,200 years ago!

Many archeologists never find gold during their careers but my “tiny dancer” scored! I couldn’t be more proud.

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Archaeology interlude: [View all] applegrove Monday OP

You would think they wouldn't have had the free time. Amazing. surfered Monday #1

I don't know. I think some foragers did have some free time. applegrove Monday #2

Hunter gatherer societies have significantly more free time than we do. bluedigger Monday #3

I have read that modern hunter-gatherer societies spend about 20 hr/wk seeking and processing sustenance ... eppur_se_muova Monday #4

You would think they spent all their time just trying to survive. surfered Monday #6

Once adapted to their environment, they know how to wnylib Monday #7

In very bad times, they do. But on average, they don't need to exhaust themselves just to stay alive. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #9

My wife volunteered at a dig in Panama this past winter PJMcK Monday #5

What a great experience for her. wnylib Monday #8

Wikipedia article here: hunter Tuesday #10

I love the way the veil drapes. zanana1 Tuesday #11

But, the biblical age of the Earth to be around 6,000 years old. Emile Tuesday #12

Amazing talent. They must have had lots of practice. applegrove Tuesday #13