Traces behind the Esmeraldas shore

By Warren R. DeBoer

Subjects: Antiquities, Material culture, Cayapa Indians, Indians of South America, Excavations (archaeology), south america, Indians of south america, antiquities, Ecuador, antiquities, Excavations (Archaeology)

Description: "Survey along the lower Cayapas and Santiago rivers located ca. 200 habitation sites. Ceramic distinctions define seven phases, partly sequential and partly regional; 25 C14 dates extend from ca. 400 BC to AD 1400. Settlements become smaller, more dispersed, and culturally isolated after ca. AD 400"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.