Archaeologists have excavated a tomb more than 1,000 years old containing human remains along with gold objects and ceramic vessels at El Caño in central Panama. The site sits in Natá district of Coclé province, about 200 kilometers southwest of Panama City. Excavations have taken place there for two decades. Julia Mayo, the archaeologist leading the project, talked today about the discovery. The remains are surrounded by gold objects and ceramic vessels decorated with traditional imagery. These indicate the buried people held high status. “The person with the gold is the highest-status person in the group,” Mayo said. The principal...