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| Title: | Skeleltal Biology of Human Remains from La Tolita, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador |
| Authors: | Ubelaker, Douglas H. |
| Issue Date: | 15-May-1997 |
| Citation: | Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology; 41 |
| Abstract: | Although much of the archeological site of La Tolita has been
destroyed by decades of looting, excavations begun in 1982 by the Banco Central of Quito,
Ecuador, located undisturbed areas and recovered relatively large samples of human remains
representing both primary and secondary burials from various areas of the site. These generally
can be dated within the La Tolita Temprano (600 BC to 200 BC), La Tolita Clasico (200 BC to
90 AD), and the La Tolita Tardio (90 AD to 400 AD) periods.
Analysis indicated at least 88 individuals to be present: 7 Temprano, 32 Clasico, and 49
Tardio. Evidence for limited cranial deformation, flesh removal and dismemberment, and
manufacturing artifacts from human bone were detected. The temporal transition from Clasico
to Tardio involved reduction of trauma, dental caries, the ratio of immatures to adults, the male
mean age at death, and periosteal lesions, coupled with increases in living stature, porotic
hyperostosis, congenital disorders, and enamel hypoplasia. Compared to other archeologically
recovered samples from early Ecuador, the La Tolita remains indicate a well-nourished, healthy
population who experienced high levels of skeletal trauma. |
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