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0-3. Bushnell (1951, p. 48) identifies this material with the Guangala 

 culture also, and if he is correct it may be added to other evidence of 

 trade relations with the Guangala Phase. The alternative is to 

 attribute these few surface sherds to later visits by the Manteno, who 

 are known to have occupied the Gulf of Guayaquil during the Integra- 

 tion Period (Estrada, 1957 a). 



