(I) A Typology for a Class of Objects in Museum Collections in Ecuador; (II) Proposed Study to Test Objects in Museum Collections in Ecuador to Verify Usage of Hallucinogenic Entheogens to circa 2650-2100 Y.P.B - 450 B.C.E - 100 C.E.

Summary

(I) Identification of a Class of Objects in Museum Collections in Ecuador; Classification and Typology; Stylistic, Construction, Iconography, and Other Differences in Types of these Objects; Interpretation of Meanings of Iconography and Forms Thereof; (Ii) Proposed Study to Test Objects in Museum Collections in Ecuador to Verify Usage of Hallucinogenic Ethneogens to circa 2650-2100 Y.B.P.- 450 B.C.E - 100 C.E.; Significance; Outline of Testing to be Performed; Identification of Specific Objects to Test to Verify; Suggested Plan for Study Including Funding; and Overall Benefits of the Study.

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(I) A Typology for a Class of Objects in Museum Collections in Ecuador; (II) Proposed Study to Test Objects in Museum Collections in Ecuador to Verify Usage of Hallucinogenic Entheogens to circa 2650-2100 Y.P.B - 450 B.C.E - 100 C.E.. Robert Caldwell. 2022 ( tDAR id: 468832)

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -450 to 100

Spatial Coverage

min long: -81.726; min lat: -5.027 ; max long: -74.9; max lat: 1.402 ;

Notes

Rights & Attribution: Rights: - Some rights reserved, notably copyright images as used herein under all international copyright laws. Note: There may be unknown copyright rights this Research document including Proposed Study does not have rights to use - although every effort to be in compliance with all laws has been done and noted. With one exception all images used herein have been copied from the Internet, the World Wide Web, some found to be reproduced on several different websites. Three images used herein of two different objects from the Museo de las Culturas Aborigenes in Cuenca are in the Universal Public Domain, (CC0 1.0). All others are lawfully used (U.S.) under "Fair Use" of copyright Section #107 of the Copyright Act 1976; Allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as Criticism, Comment, News Reporting, Teaching, Scholarship, Education and Research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing." - Note: While diligently complied herein with U.S. Copyright Laws, Ecuadorian Copyright Law may not have been fully complied with herein, unknowingly and unintentionally. However: - As all images used herein are from objects in Museum Collections in Ecuador, and the stated purpose and intent in this Research and Proposed Study is to seek the participation of each of these Museums, first, procedurally would be to allow such usage in this Research and Proposed Study to the benefit of the Museums themselves, the People of Ecuador by Research into this part of their Heritage, and of the People of the World by gaining and sharing this information and knowledge, as this is also part of the Heritage of All the People of the World.

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General Note: Conflict of interest: - Author has no conflict of interest Funding Source(s) - No external funding sources