- Sample Details
- Sample ID:
- BM-2538
- Delta13 Correction:
- -23,7
- Age BP:
- 820 ± 50
- Sitename:
- Agua Blanca
- Country:
- Ecuador
- Material:
- charcoal
- Sample Details:
- Provenience:
- excavation
- Context of the Sample:
- Sample from shallow ash filled pits underlying large artificial terrace, ref 1, from context 12
- Description of the Site:
- major trade and ceremonial center
- Location Details
- Country:
- Ecuador
- Administration Unit:
- Ma
- Latitude:
- -1.533333
- Longitude:
- -80.733333
- Altitude:
- 110
- Project Details
- Collected:
- McEwan C.; 1985
- Project:
- Laboratory comment:
- 0
- Contamination:
- Archaeological comment:
- C. McEwan: results give terminus post quem for Manteno periodterrace and associated structure. Actual date of construction ofterrace and structure which represent part of last major phase ofpublic construction at Agua Blanca is likely to be close tohistorically recorded Spanish contact in 1534 AD.
- Publication date:
- 1976
- References:
- - The British Museum, Research Laboratory (Janet Ambers) letter to Dr. A. Pazdur with five unpublished dates from Ecuador and Peru, March 19th 1990
Mariusz S. Ziółkowski, Mieczysław F. Pazdur †, Andrzej Krzanowski, Adam Michczyński
We are very grateful to Prof. Christopher Bronk Ramsey for his support in the installation of the date calibration system, based on the OxCal program.