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Chorrera
(900 – 300 a.C.)
 Chorrera
is the most widespread culture in Ecuador. It represents the
antecedent of later culture that flourished during the Period
of Regional Development.
It was a markedly hierarchical society with specific specialization’s
as evidenced by the extraordinary technical and artistical
quality of Chorrera pottery. Fruits, animals and human beings
were represented with numberless details, which makes this
ceramic tradition unique in the native archaeology of Ecuador.
The most interesting piece is the whistle-bottle that reproduces
the sounds of different animals when water is poured into
it and the air contained in the bottle moves through a resonant
box. Not less extraordinary is the decorative technique of
iridescence whose quality has not been surpassed by any other
native culture in Ecuador.
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