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Integration of Archaeological Phase Information and Radiocarbon Results from the Jama River Valley, Ecuador: A Bayesian Approach

Zeidler, James A., Buck, Caitlin E., Litton, Clifford D.·1998·Latin American Antiquity
DOI 10.2307/971992
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Archaeological syntheses of western Ecuadorian prehistory have been hampered by a lack of reliable absolute chronologies and detailed cultural sequences for many key areas, one of which is northern Manabí Province, known principally as the territory of the Jama-Coaque cultural tradition. This study presents a seven-phase cultural sequence for the Jama River valley of northern Manabí that spans over 3,600 calendar years. A statistical model relating the successive archaeological phases is established, based on prior knowledge of the stratigraphy and ceramic seriation from key archaeological sites throughout the valley. A Bayesian statistical approach is then employed to calibrate 37 radiocarbon determinations for the purpose of estimating calendar dates for the limits of these phases. Apart from its contribution to the prehistory of a poorly studied area, the analysis illustrates the value of a probabilistic Bayesian approach to radiocarbon calibration, especially when the determinations relate to archaeologically predefined phases. It also demonstrates the dangers of uncritically applying generalized periodization schemes to specific sequences of historical development and highlights the need for reassessing Ecuadorian chronology through more precise interregional correlations.

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Authors
Zeidler, J. A., Buck, C. E., & Litton, C. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • University of Wales (GB)
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
ORCID
Buck, Caitlin E.
Venue
Latin American Antiquity
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1998-06
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
160-179
ISSN
  • 1045-6635 (ISSN-L)
  • 2325-5080
DOI
10.2307/971992
OpenAlex
W2333771583
Cited by
69
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 6808 d)
Locations
Latin American Antiquity (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical Studies in Central America
Keywords
Manabí, prehistoric chronology, cultural sequence, radiocarbon calibration, Bayesian chronology, stratigraphy, periodization

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