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Traces Behind Esmeraldas Shore: Prehistory of the Santiago-Cayapas Region, Ecudor
Warren R. Deboer
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Paperback. This work documents the prehistory of the Santiago-Cayapas region in Ecuador, focusing on the reign of La Tolita as a regional centre from 200 BC to 350 AD. Archaeological data indicates a complex and changing social landscape in which La Tolita's hegemony was never absolute nor uncontested. Num Pages: 304 pages, 103 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK; HBLC; HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
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 was the reign of La Tolita as a regional center from 200 B.C. to A.D. 350. Archaeological data ... Read more
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 was the reign of La Tolita as a regional center from 200 B.C. to A.D. 350. Archaeological data ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817307929
SKU
V9780817307929
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About Warren R. Deboer
Warren R. DeBoer is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Queens College of the City University of New York. He received his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley.
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