Ecuador Culture History and Archaeology
Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of Ecuador.
Archaeology in Ecuador: Beyond Crisis and Hope
An essay by Ernesto Salazar about the current status of the study of archaeology in Ecuador; in the Society for American Archaeology bulletin.
An essay by Ernesto Salazar about the current status of the study of archaeology in Ecuador; in the Society for American Archaeology bulletin.
Archaeology in Ecuador: Responses to Salazar
Ecuadoran archaeologists respond to Ernesto Salazar's column in the SAA bulletin on the state of archaeology in Ecuador.
Ecuadoran archaeologists respond to Ernesto Salazar's column in the SAA bulletin on the state of archaeology in Ecuador.
Betty Jane Meggers [b. 1921]
American archaeologist Betty Meggers is probably best known for her extensive work conducted in association with her husband Clifford Evans in the South American continent.
American archaeologist Betty Meggers is probably best known for her extensive work conducted in association with her husband Clifford Evans in the South American continent.
Chorrera Culture
The Chorrera culture is the name given to the Late Formative period in Ecuador's Andes and coastal areas
The Chorrera culture is the name given to the Late Formative period in Ecuador's Andes and coastal areas
Deborah M. Pearsall [b. 1950]
American archaeologist Deborah M. Pearsall has dedicated much of her professional life to the study of paleoethnobotany, specifically the examination of opal phytoliths in archaeological contexts.
American archaeologist Deborah M. Pearsall has dedicated much of her professional life to the study of paleoethnobotany, specifically the examination of opal phytoliths in archaeological contexts.
Ecuador Geography
Ecuador's topographic and political maps, from Matt Rosenberg.
Ecuador's topographic and political maps, from Matt Rosenberg.
Ecuador: Portals to the World
Ecuador culture, history and politics, from the US Library of Congress.
Ecuador culture, history and politics, from the US Library of Congress.
Hacienda Zuleta, Ecuador
Article in Internet Archaeology by Elizabeth J. Currie on her excavations at this Late Period Caranqui chiefdom site.
Article in Internet Archaeology by Elizabeth J. Currie on her excavations at this Late Period Caranqui chiefdom site.
López Viejo, Ecuador
From the Guayaquil Anthropological Museum, Manteño period (AD 800-1534) occupation on the coast.
From the Guayaquil Anthropological Museum, Manteño period (AD 800-1534) occupation on the coast.
Marshall H. Saville [1867-1935]
American archaeologist Marshall H. Saville was the first curator of the Mexican and Central American Archaeology at the American Museum of Natural History
American archaeologist Marshall H. Saville was the first curator of the Mexican and Central American Archaeology at the American Museum of Natural History
Max Uhle [1856-1944]
German archaeologist and linguist Max Uhle is often said to be the father of Andean archaeology.
German archaeologist and linguist Max Uhle is often said to be the father of Andean archaeology.
OGSE-80, Ecuador
OGSE-80 is the scientific name for this Las Vegas culture site, near the western tip of Santa Elena Peninsula, may have shared technology and maintained contact with other coastal residents from Panama to Peru, abstract in Mammoth Trumpet.
OGSE-80 is the scientific name for this Las Vegas culture site, near the western tip of Santa Elena Peninsula, may have shared technology and maintained contact with other coastal residents from Panama to Peru, abstract in Mammoth Trumpet.
Real Alto, Ecuador
The archaeological site of Real Alto is a Valdivia culture site, located on the Chanduy Valley less than 3 kilometers in from the coast of southwestern Ecuador.
The archaeological site of Real Alto is a Valdivia culture site, located on the Chanduy Valley less than 3 kilometers in from the coast of southwestern Ecuador.
Rio Chico, Ecuador
Florida Atlantic has spent the last couple of years excavating at Rio Chico, a Manteno period site in southern Manabi province, Ecuador. Scroll below the field school description for site information.
Florida Atlantic has spent the last couple of years excavating at Rio Chico, a Manteno period site in southern Manabi province, Ecuador. Scroll below the field school description for site information.
Saraguro, Ecuador
Archaeology of the Saraguro region of Ecuador, including maps and results of a survey of the area, by Jim Belote and Linda Belote.
Archaeology of the Saraguro region of Ecuador, including maps and results of a survey of the area, by Jim Belote and Linda Belote.
Valdivia Culture
Valdivia culture is the name given by archaeologists to the beginnings of settlement life in Ecuador, South America, between about 3500-1500 BC
Valdivia culture is the name given by archaeologists to the beginnings of settlement life in Ecuador, South America, between about 3500-1500 BC
Vegas, Ecuador
The Vegas site is located on the coast of Ecuador and is a semi-sedentary habitation site where fisher-hunter-gatherers lived between about 8000 and 6000 years ago.
The Vegas site is located on the coast of Ecuador and is a semi-sedentary habitation site where fisher-hunter-gatherers lived between about 8000 and 6000 years ago.