Bahía culture
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The Bahía culture was a pre-Columbian
culture in Ecuador
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Bahía culture originated in what is now the Manabí Province
on the Pacific Coast, and spread to Bahía de Caráquez
and to the Andean foothills. Their ceramic tradition is one of the first found north of the Andes
.
Chirije, a seaport, was a major Bahía archaeological site discovered by Emilio Estrada
in the 1950s. Merchants traded finished goods and Spondylus princeps or red spiny oyster shells south to Chile
and north as far as Mexico
in exchange for precious materials such as copper and gold.
Pre-Columbian
The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...
culture in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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Bahía culture originated in what is now the Manabí Province
Manabí Province
Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.-Economy:Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning, tobacco, and alcoholic beverage production...
on the Pacific Coast, and spread to Bahía de Caráquez
Bahía de Caráquez
La Villa de San Antonio de Caráquez, known simply as Bahía de Caráquez or Bahía, is a coastal city in the Ecuadorian province of Manabí. The city is located on a sandy peninsula on the country's western coast at the mouth of the Río Chone...
and to the Andean foothills. Their ceramic tradition is one of the first found north of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
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Chirije, a seaport, was a major Bahía archaeological site discovered by Emilio Estrada
Emilio Estrada
Emilio Estrada Carmona was President of Ecuador September 1-December 21, 1911....
in the 1950s. Merchants traded finished goods and Spondylus princeps or red spiny oyster shells south to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and north as far as Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in exchange for precious materials such as copper and gold.
External links
- Bahía (archaeological culture) artworks, National Museum of the American Indian