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Publication Date

1-23-2025

Abstract

Burial 10 is a unique Manteño (AD 650–1532) burial from Buen Suceso, Ecuador, dating between AD 771 and 953. This burial included the remains of a young female, pregnant at the time of death and buried with an elaborate array of goods, including anachronistic spondylus ornaments, green stones, and shell eye coverings. Perimortem trauma, including a cranial fracture and cutmarks on hand bones, perimortem removal of the hands and left leg, and other body manipulation suggest she was sacrificed, a rare event for coastal Ecuadorian peoples.

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El Entierro 10 se ubica en el sitio Buen Suceso, Ecuador que pertenece a la tradición Manteño (650–1532 dC). El entierro data entre 771 y 953 dC. Incluía los restos de una mujer joven, embarazada en el momento de la muerte y enterrada con una elaborada variedad de bienes que incluyen adornos de spondylus, piedras verdes, y ojos cubiertos por conchas. Además, algunos de los adornos de spondylus se produjeron originalmente durante la tradición Valdivia (3800–1450 aC), vinculando este entierro con un pasado más profundo. El trauma perimortem y otras manipulaciones corporales, incluida la amputación de ambas manos y la pierna izquierda, sugieren que el individuo fue sacrificado.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for American Archaeology. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.

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Publication Title

Latin American Antiquity

DOI

10.1017/laq.2024.20

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