Tuncahuán

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

The Tuncahuán phase culture 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 and we still have much to learn from its prehistory.

The first to describe Tuncahuán phase was the Ecuadorian archaeologist Jacinto Caamano Jijón and early twentieth century, based on its investigation five graves in a cemetery.

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