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Tropical forest archaeology in Western Pichincha, Ecuador / Ronald D. Lippi.
Penn Museum Library F3721.1.P5 L566 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lippi, Ronald D.
- Series:
- Case studies in archaeology series
- Case studies in archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of South America--Ecuador--Pichincha (Province)--Antiquities.
- Indians of South America.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador--Pichincha (Province).
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Forest archaeology.
- Antiquities.
- Ecuador--Pichincha (Province).
- Forest archaeology--Ecuador--Pichincha (Province).
- Pichincha (Ecuador : Province)--Antiquities.
- Pichincha (Ecuador : Province).
- Physical Description:
- xv, 148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thompson Learning, [2004]
- Summary:
- This case study uniquely covers a tropical forest area in Ecuador. It combines a discussion of the travails of conducting archaeology in the tropical forest and the results of extensive research. Of particular interest are the strategies employed for site survey. It also explores how present-day descendents of prehistoric peoples and archaeologists can work together to solve environmental problems. This kind of cooperative research promises to bring insight for the future from the two groups that have the greatest personal stake in understanding the ancient past.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 A Visit to the Tsachilas 1
- Chapter 2 The Western Pichincha Project 6
- A Forgotten Part of Ecuador 6
- A Fleeting Archaeological Opportunity 8
- The Western Pichincha Research Region 9
- The Natural Setting 10
- Previous Archaeological Research in the Region 12
- Chapter 3 The Ethnohistory of Western Pichincha 14
- Ethnohistory 14
- The Yumbos 15
- The Niguas 17
- The Campaces, "Colorados," and Tsachilas 20
- The Caranquis 21
- The Inca Invasion 22
- The Spanish Colonial Period 23
- The 19th and 20th Centuries 26
- Chapter 4 Looking for Sites in All the Right Places 27
- The Rationale for a Regional Survey 27
- Western Pichincha
- A Surveyor's Hell? 28
- The Survey Strategy 31
- Getting Permission 35
- Cataloging Sites 36
- The Subsurface Testing of the Nambillo Site 38
- Chapter 5 How to "X-ray" a Deeply Buried Cloud Forest Site 39
- The Nambillo Site and Its Setting 39
- Some Background on Mindo 41
- Soil Coring at Nambillo 42
- The Stratigraphy 44
- The Paleotopography 46
- Phosphate Analysis of the Soils 49
- Chapter 6 Performing "Exploratory Surgery" at Nambillo 53
- Excavation Methods and Techniques 54
- Special Samples for Analysis 57
- Features Discovered 58
- Finishing the Dig 61
- Radiocarbon Dating of the Site 62
- Conclusions Regarding the Research at Nambillo 66
- Chapter 7 Lost and Found
- Special Interest Sites 70
- Cataloged Archaeological Sites 70
- Tolas
- Artificial Earthen Mounds 70
- Forts 78
- Petroglyphs 81
- Lost Towns 83
- Ancient Trails 86
- Chapter 8 Reading the Artifacts 91
- A Study of a Sample of Obsidian Artifacts 91
- Source Identification of Some Obsidian Artifacts 93
- Ground Stone Artifacts 95
- An Overview of the Analysis of Diagnostic Pottery 96
- Identification of Known Pottery Complexes or Possible Cultural Relationships 99
- Special Ceramic Artifacts of Diagnostic Value 106
- Chapter 9 Yumbos, Niguas, and the Space
- Time Continuum 114
- Chronology: Establishing the Time Dimension in Western Pichincha 114
- Chorology: Establishing the Space Dimension in Western Pichincha 120
- Chapter 10 What We Have Learned, or Who Said Hindsight Is 20-20? 131
- A Tentative Sketch of Yumbo and Nigua Culture History 132
- Methodological Contributions of the Project 138
- The Lost Rainforest: The Fate of the Niguas and Yumbos 139.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0534612946
- OCLC:
- 54280072
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