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Ecuadorian cultures
Chorrera Culture
The Chorrera culture would have consisted of rather small groups of between 100 and 200 individuals, who would have been related to each other by kinship and reciprocity. 
The amount of products they cultivated were the muse for the creation of pottery, rituals bottles, plates, whistles, flutes, stamps, and hollow figures.
They had a healer who had herbal knowledge and also consumed coca and hallucinogenic plants that allowed them to have contact with the afterlife.
Between the years 950 and 350 B.C., people from Chorrera occupied the Coast of Ecuador.
Like all ancient cultures, it is believed that they worshipped the elements of nature such as animals, stars and natural phenomena.
1.Their ceramic art is very rich and vast, being considered a unique style and a model to follow.
2.This culture had a highly developed artistic expression in the ceramic field.
3.The mainstay of the Chorrera society was the cultivation of corn.
4.The first metal work in Ecuador is attributed to the Chorrera craftsmen.
5.They achieved the implementation of new agricultural technology. It was named "camellones".
Valdivia Culture
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The trademark Valdivia piece is the "Venus" of Valdivia: feminine ceramic figures. The "Venus" of Valdivia likely represented actual people, as each figurine is individual and unique, as expressed in the hairstyles.
the civilization of Valdivia was organized along tribal lines. Life was regulated through relationships of reciprocity and kinship to ensure the survival of the group.
It is possible that they had leaders and individuals who were experts in relating to the spirit world.
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Valdivia worshiped deities of nature. On occasion, these gods were represented with animal figures. Most of their ceremonies were held to ask for fertility (both of their women and their crops).
5 FACTS The Valdivia culture took place between 3,500 and 1,800 BC. C. Women had a fundamental role in political and religious organizations. Its social organization would be of a tribal type.
They would dedicate themselves to hunting, fishing, and gathering. culture stood out because they held funeral services.
Machalilla Culture
1600 and 950 B.C.
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Machalilla was, at first, an egalitarian society.there was a greater degree of political unity between them, creating one of the first chiefdoms in South America.
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