las vegas culture is the name for a number of setltements on the coast of present-day ecuador. these settlements were created between roughly 8000 and 4600 bce. in total, there are 31 settlements. the people who lived there were hunter-gatherers. they had also started agriculture. bone points and a spatula have been discovered. they may have been used for making nets or textiles, along with various tools and containers shaped of shell; wood, bamboo, reeds, and bark are also believed to have been used in the tool industry.