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Marine Shell Bead Production and the Role of Domestic Craft Activities in the Economy of the Guangala Phase, Southwest Ecuador

Masucci, Maria A.·1995·Latin American Antiquity
DOI 10.2307/971601
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Spondylus and Strombus shells are believed to have been sacred items in Latin American societies, often traded over long distances. Studies of the manufacturing sites of these and other prized marine shells have been mainly undertaken to investigate the long distance trade networks and symbol systems of the ancient societies. In contrast, this report examines evidence from small, inland sites of the Regional Developmental Period-Guangala Phase in southwest Ecuador to understand the role of shell working as a craft activity within the local socioeconomic system. It is shown that this activity, which involves interaction between littoral and inland dwellers, played an important role in subsistence adaptations to the semi-arid southwest coast of Ecuador. These findings will also be of interest to scholars of the subsequent period seeking to understand the organization of the late prehistoric Ecuadorian trading chiefdoms.

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  • Two notable exceptions are the sites of El Azúcar Valley in Guayas and the Bahía phase occupation of Río Chico.

    “Dos excepciones notorias son los sitios del Valle de El Azúcar, ubicados en la actual provincia de Guayas (Masucci, 1995;Reitz y Masucci, 2004) y la fase de la ocupación Bahía del sitio de Río Chico (Harris et al., 2004).”

    From La trayectoria del desarrollo social precolombino en el sur de manabí (2017) · cites this paper as Masucci, 1995

  • Based on heterogeneous faunal components, both sites have been classified as mixed work areas where domestic units partially dedicated themselves to production of goods, also carrying out other subsistence-related tasks.

    “En base a los componentes fáunicos heterogéneos ahí registrados, ambos sitios han sido clasificados como áreas de trabajo mixtas en que unidades domésticas se consagraron parcialmente a la producción de bienes, llevando a cabo también otras labores relacionadas a la subsistencia (Harris et al., 2004;Martín, 2009b;Masucci, 1995).”

    From La trayectoria del desarrollo social precolombino en el sur de manabí (2017) · cites this paper as Masucci, 1995

  • La producción de artículos no-perecederos como los objetos de concha sirve generalmente como una forma de ingreso suplementaria, más estable, que ayuda a las unidades familiares a paliar las incertidumbres climáticas así como los años de baja productividad agrícola.

    “Autores como Masucci (1995) han notado que la producción de artículos no-perecederos tales como éstos sirve generalmente como una forma de ingreso suplementaria-más estable-que ayuda a las unidades familiares a paliar las incertidumbres climáticas así como los años de baja productividad agrícola.”

    From La trayectoria del desarrollo social precolombino en el sur de manabí (2017) · cites this paper as Masucci (1995)

  • La cadena operativa del taller guangala de El Azúcar podría incluirse en el tipo 1 de Carter, si bien Masucci hace notar que las cuentas parecían haber sido perforadas antes y después de haber sido dadas forma y acabado, lo que las asemejaría a las de Japoto.

    “Por su parte, la cadena operativa del taller guangala de El Azúcar, aunque la publicación no da muchos detalles, parece que podría incluirse en el tipo 1 de Carter, si bien Masucci (1995: 75) hace notar que las cuentas parecían haber sido perforadas antes y después de haber sido dadas forma y acabado, lo que las asemejaría a las nuestras.”

    From Un sistema de producción artesanal de cuentas de concha en un contexto doméstico manteño: japoto (provincia de manabí, ecuador) (2006) · cites this paper as Masucci (1995: 75)

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Authors
Masucci, M. A.
Venue
Latin American Antiquity
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1995-03
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
70-84
ISSN
  • 1045-6635 (ISSN-L)
  • 2325-5080
DOI
10.2307/971601
OpenAlex
W2334053038
Cited by
35
References
34
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
5.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 7996 d)
Locations
Latin American Antiquity (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical Studies in Central America
Keywords
Spondylus shell, craft production, home crafts, socio-economic organization, subsistence adaptation, prehistoric trade networks

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