Back حضارة فالديفيا Arabic Valdivia-Huaca Prieta BAR Вальдывія (культура) Byelorussian ভালদিভিয়া সংস্কৃতি Bengali/Bangla Cultura Valdivia Catalan Valdivia-Kultur German Cultura valdivia Spanish تمدن بالدیبیا Persian Valdivian kulttuuri Finnish Culture Valdivia French
 Map of Valdivia culture | |
| Geographical range | Santa Elena |
|---|---|
| Period | Late Archaic |
| Dates | 3500 - 1500 BCE |
| Preceded by | Las Vegas culture |
| Followed by | Machalilla culture, Cotocollao culture |
The Valdivia culture is one of the oldest settled cultures recorded in the Americas. It emerged from the earlier Las Vegas culture and thrived along the coast of Santa Elena peninsula in Santa Elena Province of Ecuador between 3500 BCE and 1500 BCE.[1][2][3][4]
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