Abstract
The article is devoted to the lithic industries of the most ancient cultures on the Pacific coast of Ecuador - preceramic Las Vegas culture (10,840-6600 BP) and early pottery culture (5500-3500 BP). The original model of the "Tropical package" for the transitional period from hunter-gatherers to early agriculturalists is proposed on the basis of techno-typological and use-wear analysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 64-76 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Sept 1 |
Keywords
- Ecuador
- Las Vegas culture
- lithic industry
- technology
- use-wear analysis
- Valdivia culture