RT Journal Article
T1 An interdisciplinary approach to the collapse of the port and degradation of freshwater resources at Panama Viejo (Panama), 1519-1671
T2 Una aproximación interdisciplinar al colapso del puerto y  de la degradación de las fuentes de agua potable de Panamá Viejo (Panamá), 1519-1671
A1 Martos Nieto, Miriam
A1 Aram, Bethany
A1 Malvárez, Gonzalo
K1 Accretion
K1 DSAS
K1 Fresh water
K1 Mangrove
K1 Panama Viejo
K1 Port
AB The Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo (Panama) comprises a protected area of 28 km2 within present-day Panama City, on America's Pacific coast. In 1519, the Spaniards founded the city of Panama Viejo to secure a natural port in an area inhabited by indigenous peoples since at least the eighth century CE. The site, along the coastline and between two rivers, became a principal gateway for goods and people travelling between Europe and Pacific settlements to the east (Realejo) and the west (Trujillo, Lima, Arica). Within one century, however, Panama Viejo's natural port and freshwater infrastructure collapsed, leading to the city's relocation after corsairs attacked it in 1671. This study combines archaeological, geographical and historical analyses to explain how and why human interactions with the local environment made the settlement increasingly untenable.
PB Wiley Periodicals LLC
SN 0883-6353
YR 2024
FD 2024-01-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19959
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19959
LA en
NO Martos, M., Aram, B., & Malvarez, G.(2024). An interdisciplinary approach to the collapse of theport and degradation of freshwater resources at Panama Viejo(Panama), 1519–1671.Geoarchaeology,1–15.https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.21991MARTOSET AL.|15
NO Departmento de Geografía, Historia y Filosofía,  Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026