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An Initial Consideration of Obsidian Procurement and Exchange in Prehispanic Ecuador

Burger, Richard L., Asaro, Frank, Michel, Helen V., Stross, Fred H., Salazar, Ernesto·1994·Latin American Antiquity
DOI 10.2307/971882
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We have examined the role of long-distance trade in Prehispanic Ecuador using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and neutron-activation analysis (NAA) of obsidian artifacts from the archaeological sites of El Inga, Chobshi Cave and Site OGSE-46 on the Santa Elena Peninsula. Results indicate that two geological sources east of Quito, Yanaurco-Quiscatola and Mullumica, were the principal source of raw obsidian at these sites. We situate our findings within a broader archaeological context through a review of the literature and a discussion of an earlier provenience study undertaken by us. We express concerns about recent attempts to apply ethnohistoric models to early periods of Ecuadorian prehistory, and argue that despite early exploitation of the principal obsidian sources, long-distance trade in obsidian was initiated at a relatively late date and remained at a surprisingly low level in southern Ecuador during most of prehistory.

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  • Prueba concreta de estos contactos en la Laguna es la gran cantidad de obsidiana proveniente de las fuentes del sector de Mullumica, ubicadas en la cordillera oriental de la provincia de Pichincha.

    “Prueba concreta de esto en la Laguna es la gran cantidad de obsidiana, proveniente de las fuentes (del sector de Mullumica) ubicadas en la cordillera oriental de la provincia de Pichincha (Salazar, 1992;Burger et al.1994;Constantine, 2017;Dyhardahl et al. 2017;Dyhardahl, 2022, p. 274).”

    From Laguna de la ciudad: construcción de paisajes culturales en el norte de esmeraldas (2023) · cites this paper as Burger et al.1994

  • The presence of obsidian from the eastern ridge of the Andes near Quito has been well documented in the Tolita region by 3000 BP.

    “The presence of obsidian, a highland commodity coming from the eastern ridge of the Andes, near Quito, has been well documented in the Tolita region by 3000 BP (Burger, Asaro et al. 1994).”

    From Did the flowering of the La tolita culture 3000 BP result from a natural disaster (2011) · cites this paper as Burger, Asaro et al. 1994

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Authors
Burger, R. L., Asaro, F., Michel, H. V., Stross, F. H., & Salazar, E.
Venue
Latin American Antiquity
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1994-09
Volume
5
Issue
3
Pages
228-255
ISSN
  • 1045-6635
  • 2325-5080
DOI
10.2307/971882
Cited by
34
References
2
Language
en
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