Female Skeleton with Ceramic Bowl (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Female Skeleton with Ceramic Bowl

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A female skeleton in situ with a ceramic pedestal bowl in the shape of a turtle at her head. Amateur archaeologist Kenneth Vinton kept this ceramic artifact and there were several photos of it on display in his classroom in Panama. Credit: Courtesy of Ripon College, Kenneth Vinton estate

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Courtesy of Ripon College, Kenneth Vinton estate

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