Testing the sustainability and sensitivity to climatic change of terrace agricultural systems in the Peruvian Andes: a pilot study

被引：40
作者：
Branch, Nicholas P.
Kemp, Rob A.
Silva, Barbara
Meddens, Frank M.
Williams, Alan
Kendall, Ann
Pomacanchari, Cirilio Vivanco
机构：
[1] Univ London Royal Holloway & Bedford New Coll, Dept Geog, Egham TW20 0EX, Surrey, England
[2] San Cristobal Huamanga Natl Univ, Ayacucho, Peru
来源：
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 2007年 / 34卷 / 01期
基金：
英国自然环境研究理事会;
关键词：
Peru; aaricultural terrace; mire basin; geoarchaeology; pollen stratigraphy; radiocarbon dating; ICE-CORE; LAKE TITICACA; HISTORY; RECORD; VEGETATION; COLLAPSE; EVENTS; AGE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jas.2006.03.011
中图分类号：
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
030303 ;
摘要：
The results of an integrated geoarchaeological and palaeoecological pilot study of a prehistoric agricultural terrace and nearby mire basin are presented. They reveal two stages of terrace construction for the cultivation of Zea mays during the Middle Horizon (615-695 AD) and late, Late Intermediate Period (1200-1400 AD). These stages were strongly associated with evidence for vegetation succession, destabilisation and erosion of the surrounding landscape, and changes in mire surface wetness. The reasons for agricultural terrace abandonment and/or reconstruction are uncertain, with only circumstantial evidence for climatically induced agricultural change. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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