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Jama-Coaque Culture

355 BC – 1532
CultureSouth America

A pre-Columbian archaeological culture of the northern Manabí coast of Ecuador, named for the Jama and Coaque rivers, known for profuse and detailed ceramic art -- vessels, seals, and figures -- found chiefly in artificial earthen mounds.

Per the Spanish Wikipedia article, ceramic and mound-building traditions attributed to Jama-Coaque persisted across a very long span into the early Spanish colonial period (with a possible continuation just after contact); no distinct end event is described.

Borders in 355 BC · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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