Ceramics and Political Dynamics of the Manteño Culture on the Coast of Manabí, Ecuador

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

An association between the intricacies of sociopolitical complexity and the diversity in pottery production has been discerned within pre-Columbian societies. To illuminate the facets of the Manteño sociopolitical framework, this study undertakes a comparative analysis of pottery assemblages across Manteño Julcuy, Cabo Pasado, Nuevo Manta, Puerto Cabuyal, Picoazá, and Cerro Hojas Jaboncillo – all settlements inhabited by the Manteño people prior to the Spanish colonization. Through an examination of the composition, nine primary pottery types and four corresponding subtypes, each exhibiting a total of 36 variations, were cataloged. Simultaneously, the artifacts exhibit a series of recurrent decorative characteristics that transcend all six examined locations. This suggests a notable complexity in Manteño Socio-Political Organization, thereby implying a minimal range of ceramic variation within this context.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 37839.0