Ever wondered about the contents of an Ancient Panamanian cemetery? Thanks to an upcoming exhibit at the Penn Museum, you can learn how the Coclé people lived, died and buried their dead.

“Beneath the Surface: Life, Death, and Gold in Ancient Panama,” at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, opens on Feb. 7 and runs through Nov. 1.

The cemetery, situated along the banks of the Rio Grande Coclé in Panama, was buried by a flood in 1927 and unearthed in 1940 by a team of archaeologists from the Penn Museum. The team unearthed large golden plaques and pendants with animal-human motifs, precious and semi-precious stone, ivory, and animal bone ornaments and detail-rich painted ceramics, according to press materials.

The exhibit examines the lives of the Coclé people, who lived from about 700 to 900 CE, through history, archaeological evidence and new research perspectives, along with interactive elements. See over 200 objects unearthed from the site.

The Penn Museum is located at 3260 South St., Philadelphia. Admission is $15 for adults; $13 for senior citizens (65 and above); free for U.S. Military; $10 for children and full-time students with ID; free to Penn Museum Members, PennCard holders, and children 5 and younger. For information, call (215) 898.4000 or visit www.penn.museum.