| Author | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| Estrada, Emilio, 1916-1961. | La Cultura Manteña | 1957 |
| Estrada, Emilio, 1916-1961. | Arqueologia de Manabi central | 1962 |
| Mester, Ann Marie, 1957-. | The pearl divers of Los Frailes: archaeological and ethnohistorical explorations of sumptuary good trade and cosmology in the north and central Andes | 1981 |
| Stothert, Karen. | Tradition summary: Manteño | 1999 |
| Ubelaker, Douglas H. | The Ayalán cemetery: a late integration period burial site on the south coast of Ecuador | 1981 |