Producción CyT

Ancient agriculture and domestic activities in north western Argentina: a contextual approach studying silicaphytoliths and other microfossils in soils.

Artículo

Autoría:

KORSTANJE, MARIA ALEJANDRA ; Cuenya, Patricia

Fecha:

2008

Editorial y Lugar de Edición:

Oxbow Books

Revista:

Environmental Archaeology. The Journal of Human Paleoecology Oxbow Books

Resumen *

Based on field and soils data we discuss some new trends in agricultural archaeological studies from independent evidence of Architecture and Artefacts. As a result of our investigations we recognized, not only the vegetal species cultivated in ancient fields (dated in ca. 800 a.C.), but also distinguished some of the agricultural practices such as crop rotation and alternation; use of animal fertilizers, irrigation resources, and abandonment of the site. From the point of view of residential enclosures, we have some interesting results about activity areas, floor definitions, and reoccupations. Also corral episodes may be distinguished. Two Formative sites from north-western Argentina high valleys at the province of Catamarca were analyzed for this study Información suministrada por el agente en SIGEVA