Archaeology and Research in Ecuador
Resources include sites, cultures and research
Archaeological Investigations at Hacienda Zuleta
"The findings from two phases of archaeological fieldwork at Hacienda Zuleta, in the northern sierra province of Imbabura, Ecuador, provide the context for examining the evidence for the location of a major Late Period Caranqui chiefdom at this important ramp-mound site."
"The findings from two phases of archaeological fieldwork at Hacienda Zuleta, in the northern sierra province of Imbabura, Ecuador, provide the context for examining the evidence for the location of a major Late Period Caranqui chiefdom at this important ramp-mound site."
Hard Times in Ecuador: Inka Troubles at Pambamarca
"Cobo's tale describes an indigenous society in northern Ecuador that proved to be one of the most difficult for the Inkas to conquer in Andean South America."
"Cobo's tale describes an indigenous society in northern Ecuador that proved to be one of the most difficult for the Inkas to conquer in Andean South America."
Human settlements in the Amazon Basin 4000 years ago
"The eastern slopes of the Andean Cordillera, in the Equador province of Zamora-Chinchipe, bordering Peru, form part of the Amazon piedmont. This region of undulating topography, situated between 500 and 2000 m altitude, had not up to now been the focus of any systematic archaeological research."
"The eastern slopes of the Andean Cordillera, in the Equador province of Zamora-Chinchipe, bordering Peru, form part of the Amazon piedmont. This region of undulating topography, situated between 500 and 2000 m altitude, had not up to now been the focus of any systematic archaeological research."
Inca Site Ingapirca
Photos of the ruins, "Ingapirca is Ecuador's only major Inca site with a building intact, the so-called Temple of the Sun or Castillo.
Photos of the ruins, "Ingapirca is Ecuador's only major Inca site with a building intact, the so-called Temple of the Sun or Castillo.
Ingapirca Ecuador Inca Ruins
"Ecuador has several ruins left by the Incas or other Amerindians. The principal Inca site is Ingapirca. Others include Rumicucho, near Quito; La Tolita, near Esmeraldas; and Tomebamba in Cuenca (most of the ruins in this old provincial capital have been built over, but some can be seen at Avenida Todos Santos)."
"Ecuador has several ruins left by the Incas or other Amerindians. The principal Inca site is Ingapirca. Others include Rumicucho, near Quito; La Tolita, near Esmeraldas; and Tomebamba in Cuenca (most of the ruins in this old provincial capital have been built over, but some can be seen at Avenida Todos Santos)."
Ingapirca Ruins
"Located about 17 km from Cañar are the historical ruins of Ingapirca (meaning Wall of the Inca), stand as the most important archiological memory in Ecuador."
"Located about 17 km from Cañar are the historical ruins of Ingapirca (meaning Wall of the Inca), stand as the most important archiological memory in Ecuador."
Ingapirca
"Ecuador’s most important archeological complex of the Cañari and Inca cultures, Ingapirca, built of perfectly worked stones joined together with a natural mortar, still stands in the province of Cañar."
"Ecuador’s most important archeological complex of the Cañari and Inca cultures, Ingapirca, built of perfectly worked stones joined together with a natural mortar, still stands in the province of Cañar."
The López Viejo Project
"The archaeological site López Viejo lies towards the east of the modern fishing town of Puerto López, southern Manabí, coastal Ecuador, up on the first low spur of land overlooking the bay at a height of some 20 m. Here the remains of house platforms and low rectangular stone walls characterise more than a hundred structures dating to the Integration period Manteño culture (ca AD 800 - AD 1534)."
"The archaeological site López Viejo lies towards the east of the modern fishing town of Puerto López, southern Manabí, coastal Ecuador, up on the first low spur of land overlooking the bay at a height of some 20 m. Here the remains of house platforms and low rectangular stone walls characterise more than a hundred structures dating to the Integration period Manteño culture (ca AD 800 - AD 1534)."