Overview

The Late Formative site of Salango, on the central coast of Ecuador, functioned as a sacred centre of increasing influence from 600 BC to 100 BC. This period saw eight main episodes of construction and use of an elaborate sequence of Middle and Late Engoroy phase ceremonial floors, houses, and platforms. Complementing the author's previous work 'Cultural Identity, Transition, and Interaction at Salango, Coastal Ecuador' (BAR S3109, 2022), this book presents previously unpublished data concerning the front halves of those structures, reconstructs the complete structure design for each episode, and offers an interpretation of the overall sequence. As well as details of the architecture, descriptions are given of human burials, artefact offerings including anthropomorphic figurine depositions, and other associated features. Readers familiar with earlier treatments of the site will now be able both to see how the original field data were used to make the reconstructions, and to appreciate more fully the complexity and richness of this unique and important site.

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Author:   Richard Lunniss
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
ISBN:  

9781407359953

ISBN 10:   1407359959
Pages:   108
Publication Date:   24 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Language:   Spanish

Table of Contents

List of Figures 2022 Preface and Acknowledgements 2006 Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 1.1. Aims and Scope of the Study 1.2. Previous Research into the Late Formative of Coastal Ecuador 1.3. Salango: The Setting and Engoroy Settlement Patterns 1.4. OMJPLP-141B-T3 Salango 1.5. Excavation of OMJPLP-141B-T4 Salango 2. Methodology 3. The Stratigraphic Sequence at OMJPLP-141B-T4 3.1. The Ceremonial Structures 3.1.1. Episode 1: Floor 13360 3.1.2. Episode 2: Floor 13316 3.1.3. Episode 3: Platform 12953 3.1.4. Episode 4: Walls 12983 and 12878 3.1.5. Episode 4: Platform Cap 12936 3.1.6. Episode 4: Outer Floor 12849 3.1.7. Episode 5: Wall 12899 3.1.8. Episode 5: Platform Cap 12876 3.1.9. Episode 5: Platform Cap 12791 3.1.10. Episode 5: Entrance Walls 12855 and 12632 3.1.11. Episode 6: Platform Cap 12570 3.1.12. Episode 6: Outer Floor 12677 3.1.13. Episode 6: Wall 12693, Entrance Wall 12598, and Steps 12584 3.1.14. Episode 7: Wall 12501 3.1.15. Episode 7: Platform Cap 12482 3.1.16. Episode 7: The Entrance to 12482, and Ramps 12567 and 12546 3.1.17. Episode 7: Steps 12407 3.1.18. Episode 8: Wall 12348 3.1.19. Episode 8: Ramps 12388, 12380, 12344, and 12321 3.2. Associated Features and Artefacts 3.2.1. Figurines and Pendants 3.2.2 Human Burials 3.2.3. Stone Discs, Beads, Lime Containers, and a Zoomorphic Bottle 4. The Complete Configurations of the Late Formative Ceremonial Structures at OMJPLP-141B 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Episode 1 4.3. Episode 2 4.4. Episode 3 4.5. Episode 4 4.6. Episode 5 4.7. Episode 6 4.8. Episode 7 4.9. Episode 8 4.10. Human Burials of Episodes 6, 7, and 8 4.11. Anthropomorphic Stone and Shell Figurines and Pendants 5. Discussion of the Late Formative Ceremonial Structures at Salango 5.1. Site Configuration and Use 5.2. Principles of Spatial Organization 5.3. The Meaning of the Site 6. Conclusions References

Reviews

'The new artefactual evidence presented provides novel data about the material culture that was associated with this unique sequence of structures. Salango and its past inhabitants are lucky to have Lunniss as a passionate and tireless voice to represent them in the present.' Professor Eric Dyrdahl, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador

'The new artefactual evidence presented provides novel data about the material culture that was associated with this unique sequence of structures. Salango and its past inhabitants are lucky to have Lunniss as a passionate and tireless voice to represent them in the present.' Professor Eric Dyrdahl, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Author Information

Richard Lunniss holds a PhD from the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Since 1982 he has been closely involved in the study of Salango, on the central coast of Ecuador. He is currently a Research Professor at the Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Portoviejo and a Research Archaeologist for Ecuador's Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural.

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