Aproximaciones a la población de Panamá Viejo a partir de la arqueología funeraria y la documentación histórica, 1519-1671

This article contrasts the results of excavation campaigns in Panama Viejo with data registered in historical documentation preserved mainly in the General Archive of the Indies. These complementary collections of material artefacts make it possible to explore problems resulting from the partial conservation of different types of sources and their limitations. The ensuing interdisciplinary exchange elucidates specific transformations that influenced the area’s population with the incorporation of indigenous Americans and Africans from different regions.