Chorrera Culture

Name: Chorrera Culture
Start: -1000
End: -300

Type Event Region South America Time c. -1000–-300

From around 1000 to 300 BCE, the Chorrera culture emerged in Ecuador's coastal and inland river valleys, characterized by fine pottery, agricultural …

Timeline

c. -1000–-700Ecuadorian coastal lowlands · Coastal regionThe Chorrera culture established permanent villages on Ecuador's coast, developing cultivation of crops such as maize and cassava, with pottery techniques growing increasingly sophisticated.
c. -700–-300West-central Ecuador · EcuadorChorrera pottery is noted for white-slipped red-painted wares and animal and human figurines, with the style widely distributed across west-central Ecuador and exchanging materials with neighboring cultures.

Sources

Chorrera culture https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chorrera
Archaeology of Formative Ecuador — Burger, R. L.; Langebaek, C. (2018)