Japoto: sitio manteño residencial de la costa central de Manabí

Abstract

This paper summarizes the main discoveries at Japoto, an archaeological site belonging to the Manteño culture during the Integration Period. Many of the features documented provide evidence of domestic activities. As we hypothesized at the very beginning of our project, Japoto may have been the redisential site for the elite members of a chiefdom ruling this northern part of the Manteño territory.

Keywords

• chiefdom
• Manabi
• tolas
• architecture
• tombs