The Environment and Landscape at Buen Suceso, Ecuador

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Finding Community in the Past and Present through the 2022 PARCC Field School at Buen Suceso, Ecuador" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Buen Suceso, a Formative period Valdivia site, is located in the Culebra-Colin (Manglaralto) valley of Ecuador’s coastal plain, on the lands of the contemporary comuna Dos Mangas, and flanked by the Chongón-Colonche Hills. The site is in a tropical rainforest ecoregion characterized by two primary seasons: the wet season with six months of continual garúa—or light rain and foggy conditions with minimal sun—and the summer season with increased sun and less frequent rainfall. In addition to forest resources, proximity to the Pacific ocean and marine resources also had demonstrated importance at the site. Through analysis of artifacts, the spatial organization of the site, and GIS multispectral imagery, we identify how landscape and environmental conditions affected those living in Buen Suceso. Moreover, we place Buen Suceso in connection to the wider Valdivia world through landscape and environmental comparison with other Valdivia sites such as San Pablo, Río Perdido, Loma Alta, and Real Alto.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Finding Community in the Past and Present through the 2022 PARCC Field School at Buen Suceso, Ecuador   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 37144.0