POTTERY ORIGINChorrera and Cotocollao Cultural HorizonsMain
QuestionsWHO INVENTED POTTERY?WHAT WAS BEFORE POTTERY?WHERE DID
THEY FIND CLAY?WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF MAKING A POT?HOW DID POTTERY
EVOLVE?
Chorrera and CotocollaoChorrera Formativo Tardio 1300 to 550
BCBabahoyo River, GuayasPottery Iridescent painting and negative
technique representing animals, plants and human beings.Guayas,
Manabi and Esmeraldas were part of their territory They show
influence of Cerro NarrioCotocollao 1500 to 500
BCPichinchaSettlement rectangular houses (bahareque)Food Raising
methods Agriculture (corn, beans, quinua), huntingTrading evidence
exotic products ( salt, hot pepper, cotton and coca leaves)
Lets Compare Cerro Narrio, Machalilla and Chorrera Pottery
In their path to form complex tribesPerodo de Desarrollo
Regional e Integracin
