Tuncahuán

Tuncahuán
PeriodRegional Development
Dates500 BCE - 500 CE
Preceded byChorrera culture
Followed byCañari

The Tuncahuán is a phase of pre-Columbian Andean civilisations. It flourished in the central highlands of Ecuador and is believed to be traced back to 500 BCE to 500 CE.

There has been very little archaeological research in this region of Ecuador. Ecuadorian archaeologist Jacinto Caamano Jijón was the first to describe Tuncahuán phase in early twentieth century, based on his excavation of five graves in a cemetery.

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