Traces Behind the Esmeraldas Shore.

Although long famous for its antiquities--notably intricate goldwork, elaborate pottery, and earthen mounds--the Santiago-Cayapas region of coastal Ecuador has been relatively neglected from the standpoint of scientific archaeology. Until recently, no sound chronology was available, and even the app...

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Main Author: DeBoer, Warren R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2011
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Although long famous for its antiquities--notably intricate goldwork, elaborate pottery, and earthen mounds--the Santiago-Cayapas region of coastal Ecuador has been relatively neglected from the standpoint of scientific archaeology. Until recently, no sound chronology was available, and even the approximate age of the region's most impressive monument, the large and much-looted site of La Tolita, remained in doubt. Building on evidence obtained during the last decade, this book documents an eventful prehistory for Santiago-Cayapas that spans three millennia. A highlight of this prehistory wa.
Physical Description:1 online resource (255 pages)
ISBN:9780817383626
081738362X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.