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Abstract: Within the Andean Area of Metallurgy evidence for close
interaction can be detected over the region which we will call
here the Southern Intermediate Area; influences from this area
extended beyond its territorial boundaries. This Southern
Intermediate Area includes the Pacific Coast from La Tolita
-Tumaco (in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador) as far as
northern Peru, and, in the Sierra, from the highlands of the
Departments of Nariño and Carchi (on either side of the border
between Colombia and Ecuador), as far south as the northern sector
of the Peruvian Andes. At round about 900-700 B.C. gold wire and
small ítems of sheet copper were being made on the coast while in
the Ecuadorean highlands, droplets of cast gold and metalsmiths’
workshops have been found (500 B.C.). Between 700 and 1200 A.D.
“axe-monies” of arsenical bronze made in Ecuador was traded as far
as the north coast of Peru. Furthermore, and in spite of
chronological differences, ítems in the Piartal style from the
highlands bordering the frontier between Colombia and Ecuador
(800-1120 A.D.) are similar in technique and style to the so-called
“transitional” style of the north coast of Perú. © 2007
Archaeodiversity Research Group & Syllaba Press. All rights
reserved.
Keywords: Intermediare Area; North Intermediare Area; South
Intermediare Area; Tinculpa; Axe Money; Piartal Style.
Resumen: Dentro del Área Metalúrgica Andina se puede observar una especial
interacción en la región que denominaremos Área Intermedia Sur con
repercusiones más allá de sus límites territoriales. Se extiende
desde La Tolita -Tumaco, sobre la Costa Pacífica del sur de
Colombia hasta el norte del Perú, y en la sierra, desde el
altiplano nariñense en la frontera colombo-ecuatoriana hasta el
norte de los Andes peruanos. Alrededor de 900-700 a.C., ya se
encuentran indicios de fabricación de alambres y láminas de cobre,
en la costa y pepitas de oro fundido y talleres metalúrgicos en la
sierra ecuatoriana (500 a.C.). Entre 700 y 1200 d.C. existió un
comercio de “hachas-moneda” de bronce arsenical ecuatorianas con
el norte de la costa peruana. A pesar de sus diferencias
cronológicas, el material del Estilo Piartal de la frontera andina
colombo-ecuatoriana (800-1120 d.C.) se relaciona en técnica y
estilo con el llamado “estilo transicional” de la costa norte del
Perú. © 2007 Archaeodiversity Research Group & Syllaba Press. All
rights reserved.
Palabras claves: Área Intermedia; Área Intermedia Norte;
Área Intermedia Sur; Tinculpa; Hacha-Moneda; Estilo Piartal.
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