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At the Chinchilla, Costa Rica, site the acidity of the soil decomposed all human skeletal remains so that only highly durable ceramic and stone artifacts were remaining. No human skeletal remains are depicted in any of the images on this website.

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Northwestern Costa Rica 300-500 A.D. polished stone Axe-Gods. Located in the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. Photo taken by C.V. Hartman for comparative study.
Stone artifact 800-1500 A.D. ( late period) from the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. Table or stool depicting mythological figure of jaguar-man.
Stone artifact 800-1500 A.D. (late period). Table or stool encircled by small Jaguar heads.
Pottery, Papagayo Policromo, serpent variety, 800-1350 A.D. found in Northwestern Costa Rica.
Hartman in 1903 in Costa Rica
Costa Rican coffee warehouse in Cartago, 1903
Cartago Valley, Costa Rica, 1903
Panoramic shot of the Chinchilla site.
Hartman at Chinchilla site with pole demarking center point of excavation.
Numbered graves at the Chinchilla site.
Numbered graves at the Chinchilla site with artifacts in situ.
Hartman and colleague at the Chinchilla site.
Costa Rican field assistant.