essay
Beginnings of sedentism in the lowlands of northwestern South America
recent advances in the archaeology of the northern andes : in memory of gerardo reichel-dolmatof • [Los Angeles, Calif.] • Published In 1998 • Pages: 10-19, 149-172
By: Raymond, J. Scott (James Scott).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In a brief overview, Raymond compares the archaeology of three regions in Columbia, Ecuador, and Panama from 8000 to 1000 B.C. Only the time period of 7000 to 5500 B.P. (or 5000 to 3500 B.C.) was marked for Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM) codes. Raymond points out that early archaeological work in these regions was only carried out near the coast so early researchers incorrectly thought the settlements found were inhabited by peoples oriented to the sea or estuaries. However, more recent research has found this not to be the case. For instance, the Ecuadoran culture of Las Vegas depended more on terrestrial foods than sea foods. Raymond discusses some of the similarities and differences between the regions in such areas as human effects on the plant communities, sedentism, their economies, and ceramics.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Location
- Settlement patterns
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Northwest South American Littoral
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northwestern South America
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7000 BP-5500 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Columbia, Ecuador, and Panama
- NotesAdditional notes
- J. Scott Raymond
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-172)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 97053049
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Antiquities