ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY OF MANTEÑO ARCHITECTURE IN RIO BLANCO ECUADOR: A PRE-COLUMBIAN HOME OF THE CLOUD FOREST

Author

• Colin Robert Waldron

Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2024

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Harris, Michael

Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair

Martinez, Valentina L.

Abstract

This thesis aims to answer questions about preconquest natives, defined by archaeologists as the Manteño culture (800-1533C.E.), in the cloud forests of Rio Blanco, Ecuador. Descriptions of the excavation units are made focusing on the architectural aspect of their dwelling. The cultural remains of the inhabitants also helped to conclude that this was a domestic house. Using an ethnoarchaeological theory base, modern home building analogies are employed to address questions about the archaeological process.

Extent

176 p.

Comments

Includes bibliography.|Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2024.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Waldron, Colin Robert, "ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY OF MANTEÑO ARCHITECTURE IN RIO BLANCO ECUADOR: A PRE-COLUMBIAN HOME OF THE CLOUD FOREST" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1404.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1404

Identifier

FA00014552

Format

pdf