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Soil management in pre-hispanic raised field systems: micromorphological evidence from hacienda zuleta, ecuador
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Soils‐based evidence derived from thin section micromorphology is used to explore contrasts in pre‐Hispanic and Hispanic arable land management practices associated with raised fields in an inter‐Andean valley of Ecuador. Differences in textural pedofeature characteristics suggest that, where they are found in the same locality, camellón systems were more intensively manured and cultivated than wachu systems. Both, however, were more intensively managed than traditional Hispanic arable fields. The importance of the camellón in pre‐Hispanic agriculture is emphasized by soils‐based evidence that highlights the efforts made to clear these fields of volcanic ash after the Quilotoa eruption of ca. A.D. 1280. This research suggests that, in an andosol context, pre‐Hispanic and Hispanic arable land management practices leave relict and fossil soil micromorphology features that can be used to interpret land use intensities. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Authors
- Wilson, C., Simpson, I. A., & Currie, E. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Stirling (GB)
- Venue
- Geoarchaeology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2002-02-21
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 261-283
- ISSN
- 0883-6353 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6548
- OpenAlex
- W2021038656
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 11.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geoarchaeology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil and Environmental Studies
- Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Keywords
- pre-Hispanic agriculture, soil micromorphology, thin section analysis, manure application, volcanic ash soil, inter-Andean valleys, land use intensity
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