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| Period | Regional Development |
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| Dates | 500 BCE - 500 CE |
| Preceded by | Chorrera culture |
| Followed by | Cañari |
TheTuncahuán phase culture flourished in the central highlands ofEcuador and is believed to be traced back to 500 BCE to 500 CE.
There has been very littlearchaeological research in this region of Ecuador and we still have much to learn from its prehistory.
The first to describe Tuncahuán phase was the Ecuadorian archaeologistJacinto Caamano Jijón and early twentieth century, based on its investigation five graves in a cemetery.
All thetombs bar one were for adults, and funerary items containedceramic andcopper.
Thepottery of this phase is usually decorated with white paint, red slip and negative painting in several different combinations.
A container collection Tuncahuán atSFU is a fountain with pedestal, or compote, with a high base ring which supports a single source without restriction. The high base has been decorated with cuts, incisions and cream slip. The source thereof is engobada cream inside and red at the edge extending downward literally at the outer edge. There is a handprint inside the source could have been made by the potter when collected and his hand was wet with white slip.
As there are no excavations on sites currently which were occupied during the Tuncahuán phase, archaeologists know little about the way of life of the people who produced these ceramics.
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