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Sculpted stone head of a woman with almond eyes and scarification marks beside its left eye.
The Soapstone Sculptures of Èṣìẹ
The Èṣìẹ sculptures offer a window into a sophisticated precolonial West African society and maintain an enduring spiritual and historical significance today.
Adekunle Temilade Adeniji
October 24
Large stone head with bold features, filed teeth, and an elaborate cap or coiffure signifying a high-ranking individual.
Nomoli and Pomdo Stone Figures of Upper Guinea
The stone figures of the Upper Guinea coast speak to the complexity, technical skill, hierarchical societies, and spiritual beliefs of the Sapi world.
Adekunle Temilade Adeniji
October 2
Stone monolith sculpted with low-relief human facial features
The Akwanshi Stone Monoliths of the Cross River Region in Nigeria and Cameroon
Stone monoliths, sculpted with low-relief human features, populate the lush tropical rainforests of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon.
Adekunle Temilade Adeniji
September 25
Bare-chested female ceramic figure wearing a multistrand necklace with a sizable pendant and a decorated head cover.
Representaciones del poder en el pasado de la costa del Ecuador
Los arqueólogos reconocen múltiples tradiciones culturales en la costa del Ecuador durante el período entre el 300 a.e.c. y el 600 e.c.
Florencio Delgado Espinoza
September 17
A flying panel metate (tablelike object of stone) with five felines worked into the legs on the metate's underside
Arte escultórico en piedra de Costa Rica
Los especialistas en piedra de Costa Rica demostraron una gran habilidad en la creación de obras de piedra como metates, figuras zoomorfas y antropomorfas y esferas.
Francisco Corrales Ulloa
September 3
Double Crocodile Pendant, Gold, shell, Cocle (Macaracas)
El oro en los cacicazgos de la antigua Panamá
Los primeros indicios de metalurgia hallados en el istmo de Panamá se remontan a los siglos II y III e.c.
Orlando Hernández Ying
August 22
Aerial view of a stone wall structure
Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe’s architectural layout and material culture have been key in understanding the site’s settlement history and economic, social, and political organization.
Tawanda Mukwende
May 27
Double Crocodile Pendant, Gold, shell, Cocle (Macaracas)
Gold in the Chiefdoms of Ancient Panama
The earliest evidence of metallurgy found in the Isthmus of Panama can be dated between the second and third centuries CE.
Orlando Hernández Ying
May 27
A flying panel metate (tablelike object of stone) with five felines worked into the legs on the metate's underside
Stone Sculptural Art in Costa Rica
Ancient artists of Costa Rica demonstrated great artistic skill in creating stone works such as metates, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures, and spheres.
Francisco Corrales Ulloa
May 21
Bare-chested female ceramic figure wearing a multistrand necklace with a sizable pendant and a decorated head cover.
Representations of Power in Ancient Coastal Ecuador
Artistic representations of power emerged from multiple cultural traditions in coastal Ecuador during the period between 300 BCE and 600 CE.
Florencio Delgado Espinoza
May 7