Late Prehistoric Maritime Communities in Coastal Ecuador (original) (raw)

2019

Abstract

Chapter 12 reviews late prehistoric maritime communities of coastal Ecuador to investigate changes in adaptation at two sites in the Santa Elena area of southern Ecuador: Loma de los Cangrejitos and Mar Bravo. The authors find changes in the distribution of population, social organization, and the role of marine resources at around 700 cal A.D. They conclude that late communities of coastal Ecuador were successful, sophisticated exploiters of coastal resources who intensified both marine and terrestrial production over time and lived in well-organized, dense, kin-based settlements. Organization varied across space and there is no clear evidence for centralization. The paper also discusses the mollusk Spondylus, which is native to this region, and its possible roles in trade and the complexity.

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