Salango — Manteño Port and Temple
Valdivia to Manteño (3500 BCE–1532 CE) continuous·Valdivia–Manteño sequence·🇪🇨 Manabí Province, Ecuador
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About Salango — Manteño Port and Temple
Salango — Manteño Port and Temple in Manabí Province, Ecuador is a Valdivia to Manteño (3500 BCE–1532 CE) continuous ancient-city attributed to Valdivia–Manteño sequence. Stratified port with successive Valdivia ceremonial mound, Machalilla, Engoroy, Bahía, Guangala, Manteño port. Norton/Lunniss: 3500-year stratigraphy key to Ecuador chronology, Manteno temple stone figurines.
Why it mattersType-site for highland Valdivia–Manteño sequence occupation
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Culture chronology refinement
- 02Imperial administration model
Theories
- 01Defensive puna adaptation
- 02Wari imperial expansion
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3500 BCE Valdivia temple mound
- Period
- Valdivia to Manteño (3500 BCE–1532 CE) continuous
- Culture
- Valdivia–Manteño sequence
- Purpose
- Stratified port with successive Valdivia ceremonial mound, Machalilla, Engoroy, Bahía, Guangala, Manteño port
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE Valdivia temple mound
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Systematic archaeological expedition
On the ground
Structures & features
1.5900° S · 80.8500° W · 5 m · 3 mapped features
Salango — Manteño Port and Temple — Plaza and Platform Core
plazaCentral plaza and platform mound
1.5898° S · 80.8499° WSalango — Manteño Port and Temple — Residential Sector
residentialDomestic sector
1.5902° S · 80.8498° WSalango — Manteño Port and Temple — Cemetery Extension
necropolisAssociated shaft or chamber cemetery
1.5896° S · 80.8502° W