-They worked in stone with which one
developed axes, chisels. spearhead and
grinders. They also worked on Platinum,
precious stone and gold. Rescued items
include funerary mask in the form of Sun
that nowadays symbolizes the Central Bank
of Ecuador, which is currently in the
Museum of the Central bank in Quito along
with much of the remains recovered form
this culture. - La Tolita was a society divided
according to the rank and position of
persons. It included a social stratum of
farmers and other top individuals free of
subsistence activities.
Bahia
The social culture consisted in a variety of plastic
ceramic which are carefully decorated. The ceramic
figure is generally small with tiny legs and large heads. It
is made for representation and by looking at the attitude
of the ceramic item you can tell if it was used to
represent a priest or a culture participant.
Jama-Coaque
Not much is known about the social
organization of Jama-Coaque but thanks to
the bit of information we have obtained we
have reached to the conclusion that the
society was ruled by religious leaders and
divided into headquarters. Based on the
artifacts that were found it is believed that
their settlements were grouped in different
urban centers centers with both public
spaces for activities.
Guangala
This culture is known for its number of cultural groups that
are referred as senorios. In every organization there was a
man who had the highest rank, he kept everybody under
his command in their territory. There were also different
types of other ranks
Napo
They are tribal groups that have
gardeners , fisherman and hunters
that have adapted the Amazon
rainforest enviroment . Their most
important product is the biter
cassava it requires a long process of
preparation. Fishing is their second
priority which is obtained by
different methods.