La meseta de Pachamama y sus áreas de influencia: aportes arqueológicos para el austro

Abstract

The following article describes and characterizes archaeological materials recovered from the Pachamama plateau and surrounding areas with the intention of discussing and contributing new conceptual theories in order to understand the establishment of prehispanic societies in the Ecuadorian Austro region. This area of study can be explained through geological, geographic and archaeological data, which contributes to from the favorable climate for the development of flora and fauna as well as due to the water source that is a permanent feature of the whole meseta. The noticeable characteristic throughout the different times in which this area was occupied is that dirt road and track systems were built, connecting on area with another, leading to the construction of a traffic network cross the region. Finally, it suggests the employment of unifying tactics such as food and festival in a territory that was constantly in dispute. This makes the plateau region Pachamama an archaeological sight of interest in the south of country.