La densidad de población prehispánica durante el periodo de Integración (500-1500 d.C.) en las regiones interfluviales del norte de la Amazonía del Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.18441/ind.v31i0.267-289Keywords:
Pre-Hispanic Population Density, Ceramic Traditions, Northern Amazon, Ecuador, Integration Period, 500-1500 AD.Abstract
The geographical distribution of new archaeological sites in Ecuador’s Northern Amazon and their direct chronological relationship with the Integration Period (500-1500 AD), provide an overview of population density before the Spanish conquest. The two ceramic traditions from this period, Polychrome (570-1262 AD) along the Napo River and Corrugated-falsocorrugated (950-1440 AD) in the interfluvial regions, show the continuity of pre-Hispanic occupation. The study reviews archaeological evidence along with ethnohistoric and historic data, to estimate the number of people per village and the population density for period covered by each ceramic tradition. This study also takes into consideration available 14C data to infer population growth. As a result, it is estimated that pre-Hispanic population density never exceeded 1.71 persons/km².Downloads
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