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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2018
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2018
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This thesis provides an analysis of Manteño site abandonment in the cloud forest of Manabí, Ecuador. First, the types, frequency, and distribution of artifacts at site C4-044 were recorded, mapped, and compared to levels of phosphate in the soil to determine activity areas. The obtained evidence allowed me to make general approximations of the site’s pre-abandonment behavior. Then, the archaeological data together with environmental and bioarchaeological information from the region were assessed to propose the mode of departure from site C4-044. Through ethnography and ethnoarchaeology, a recent historical account of abandonment in the cloud forest was obtained as well, providing additional insight regarding adaptive strategies and behavioral choices to changing contextual circumstances. The culmination of this evidence shows a gradual mode of abandonment from site C4-044 in the cloud forest that was planned and executed accordingly.
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180 p.
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FA00005985
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2018
Date Created Backup
2018
Date Text
2018
Date Created (EDTF)
2018
Date Issued (EDTF)
2018
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FAU
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FA00005985
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of Anthropology
Person Preferred Name
Scott, Tasia R.
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Graduate College
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180 p.
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Investigating Abandonment Processes in the Cloud Forest: An Archaeological and Ethnoarchaeological study of Manteño site abandonment from Manabí, Ecuador.
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2018
2018
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
Investigating Abandonment Processes in the Cloud Forest: An Archaeological and Ethnoarchaeological study of Manteño site abandonment from Manabí, Ecuador.
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Investigating Abandonment Processes in the Cloud Forest: An Archaeological and Ethnoarchaeological study of Manteño site abandonment from Manabí, Ecuador.