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Valdivia
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Site Typehabitation
DescriptionEarly Formative period site on Ecuador's coast which flourished beginning sometime before 3800 BC and lasting until c 1400 BC. Its pottery is among the oldest in the New World. Located on a low, tapering spur which emerges from the west end of the range of hills that form the southern boundary of the Valdivia valley. The town of San Pedro is close by to the south and the town of Valdivia is to the north. The site is approximately 100m from the Valdivia River.
Site Name
Valdivia
Site Type
habitation
Description
Early Formative period site on Ecuador's coast which flourished beginning sometime before 3800 BC and lasting until c 1400 BC. Its pottery is among the oldest in the New World. Located on a low, tapering spur which…
Early Formative period site on Ecuador's coast which flourished beginning sometime before 3800 BC and lasting until c 1400 BC. Its pottery is among the oldest in the New World. Located on a low, tapering spur which emerges from the west end of the range of hills that form the southern boundary of the Valdivia valley. The town of San Pedro is close by to the south and the town of Valdivia is to the north. The site is approximately 100m from the Valdivia River.
Citation
Page Citation for Valdivia
Page Citation
"Site Details - Valdivia, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-64/17-611. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
Publications
Author
Meggers, Betty J., Clifford Evans and Emilio Estrada
Title
Early Formative Period of Coastal Ecuador: The Valdivia and Machalilla Phase
Publication Date
1975
Author
Kipfer, Barbara Ann
Title
Archaeology Wordsmith
Site Information
There are 386 specimens from this Item Group
970.95.1 - cobble chopper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typechopper
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.2 - split cobble chopper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typechopper
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.3 - split cobble chopper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typechopper
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.4 - core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.5 - hammerstone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typehammerstone
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.6 - core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.7 - incised rim sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.8 - incised rim sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.9 - incised body sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.10 - incised rim sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.11 - incised rim sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.12 - excised shoulder sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.13 - impressed body sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.14 - incised rim sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.15 - excised body sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.16 - excised burnished rim sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.17 - incised monochrome rim sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.18 - incised body sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.19 - excised body sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.20 - bichrome body sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970
970.95.22 - incised rim sherd
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesherd
Place CollectedSouth America: Ecuador, Guayas, Valdivia River
Date Collected1970