History
Archaeological evidence, indicates the presence of indigenous
people in Ecuador for many thousands of years before
the expansion of the Incas from Peru in the 1400s.
It is generally accepted that the earliest inhabitants
were Asian nomads who crossed what is now known as the
Bering Strait some 25,000 years ago and began reaching
the South American continent by about 12,000 BC.
It is believed that several thousand years later, trans-Pacific
colonization by the island dwellers of Polynesia added to
the population. Although Stone Age tools found in the Quito
area have been dated to 9000 BC, the oldest signs of a more
developed culture date back to 3200 BC. These belong to
the Valdivia period and consist mainly of ceramics,
especially small figurines, found in the central
coastal area of Ecuador. Examples of these can
be seen in the major museums of Quito and Guayaquil.
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