Valdivia culture

Valdivia
Map of Valdivia culture
Geographical rangeSanta Elena
PeriodLate Archaic
Dates3500 - 1500 BCE
Preceded byLas Vegas culture
Followed byMachalilla culture, Cotocollao culture

The Valdivia culture is one of the oldest settled cultures recorded in the Americas. It appeared one thousand years after the Las Vegas culture and thrived along the coast of Santa Elena peninsula in Santa Elena Province of Ecuador between 3500 BCE and 1500 BCE.

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