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The history of Ecuador is better known from the point of the Inca expansion than during the Pre-Columbian era. In 1463, the Inca warrior Pachacuti and his son Tupac Yupanqui began the incorporation of Ecuador into Inca rule. They began by defeating the people of the Sierra including the Quitus tribe (the people for whom modern-day Quito is named).
The Quitu or Quillaco were Pre-Columbian indigenous peoples in Ecuador who founded Quito, which is the capital of present-day Ecuador. [1] This people ruled the territory from 2000 BCE and persisted through the period known as the Regional Integration Period. They were overtaken by the invasion of the Inca. The Spanish invaded and conquered the ...
Tumaco-La Tolita gold figure. The Tumaco-La Tolita culture or Tulato culture, [1] also known as the Tumaco Culture in Colombia or as the Tolita Culture in Ecuador [2] was an archaeological culture that inhabited the northern coast of Ecuador and the southern coast of Colombia during the Pre-Columbian era.
The Pre-Columbian era can be divided up into four eras: the Pre-ceramic Period, the Formative Period, the Period of Regional Development and the Period of Integration and the Arrival of the Incas. The Pre-ceramic period begins with the end of the first ice-age and continued until 4200 BCE.
Human sacrifice was a religious practice principally characteristic of pre-Columbian Aztec civilization, although other Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya and the Zapotec practiced it as well. The extent of the practice is debated by modern scholars.
The society and cultural practices of these groups are still little understood. Material culture that has been found at the sites includes painted pottery, as well as jugs containing the residue of chicha, a maize-based alcoholic drink common in pre-Columbian South America. [4]
iv, v (cultural) Gold was mined in Zaruma already in the pre-Columbian period and in the late 16th century. A move forward came in the second half of the 19th century with the introduction of modern mining technologies. The wealth generated by the mines attracted people to the area and this resulted in mixing of European and indigenous art styles.
Quitu culture Cotocollao stirrup jug The Cotocollao culture were an indigenous Pre-Columbian culture that inhabited the valley that is now the Quito area, in Ecuador .