Megalithic Portal: Latest from Costa Rica

Orosi

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:20:50 GMT

]]>. Artificial Mound in Costa Rica

Williamsberg Mounds

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:20:39 GMT

]]>. Artificial Mound in Costa Rica

Anita Grande

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:17:09 GMT

]]>. Artificial Mound in Costa Rica

Las Mercedes

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:09:44 GMT

]]>. Ancient settlement in Costa Rica 25 hectare settlement with platforms, plazaz, walls, terraces, roads and funerary areas. In use between 3500 and 500 years ago. Excavated in 1916-17 by Alanson Skinner, and again in recent years.

Guayabo National Monument

Wed, 18 May 2011 15:52:00 GMT

]]>Ancient cultures and prehistoric discoveries in Costa Rica. Ancient Village or Settlement in Cartago, Costa Rica.El Guayabo is the largest archaeological site in Costa Rica accessible to the public. Situated in the cloud forest east of San Jose, this Chibchan culture settlement featured buildings with stone foundations sited on man-made earthen mounds, plazas, and a system of aqueducts that routed water through the town.

Tres Rios

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:52:51 GMT

. Barrow Cemetery in Cartago Provence.Found during an archeological impact study, prior to a building project, an indigenous burial grounds with remains dating back to 1,100 A.D. The roughly 400-square-meter lot in a suburban area is the site of 32 graves, with the remains of 26 individuals.

Stone spheres, Costa Rica

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:29:46 GMT

. Researchers investigate mysterious stone spheres in Costa Rica. The ancient stone spheres of Costa Rica were made world-famous by the opening sequence of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," when a mockup of one of the mysterious relics nearly crushed Indiana Jones.

Museo Nacional de Costa Rica

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:27:08 GMT

. Museum in San Jose, Costa Rica.A permanent exhibit displays Pre-Colombian artifacts.

Liceo

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:13:23 GMT

�The burial system we see here reveals the high level of development of those communities.� See comments.. Barrow Cemetery in Limon Provence, Costa Rica.Three separate stone mounds, make up a cemetery complex. Each mound, which have different configurations, contains multiple burials. Researchers from the Costa Rica National Museum associate the complex with a culture dating from 300 - 600 AD.