The impact of agriculture on tropical mountain soils in the western Peruvian Andes: a pedo-geoarchaeological study of terrace agricultural systems in the Laramate region (14.5° S)
Fernando Leceta,Christoph Binder,Christian Mader,Bertil Mächtle,Erik Marsh,Laura Dietrich,Markus Reindel,Bernhard Eitel,and Julia Meister
Geomorphology and Soil Geography, Geographical Institute, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
Historical Mapping Laboratory, Espacio Interdisciplinario, Universidad de la República Uruguay (UdelaR), Montevideo, C.P. 11200, Uruguay
Christoph Binder
Geoarchaeology and Quaternary Science, Institute of Geography and Geology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97074, Germany
Christian Mader
ArchDepth Research Group, Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, University of Bonn, Bonn 53113, Germany
Bertil Mächtle
Geomorphology and Soil Geography, Geographical Institute, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
Erik Marsh
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Laboratorio de Paleoecología Humana, Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
Laura Dietrich
Prehistoric Archaeology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle 06108, Germany
Markus Reindel
Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures, German Archaeological Institute, Bonn 53173, Germany
Bernhard Eitel
Geomorphology and Soil Geography, Geographical Institute, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
This study explores pre-Hispanic terrace agriculture in the southern Peruvian Andes, focusing on soil development and agricultural impacts. It examines soil types and properties, as well as agricultural practices, and traces the region's agricultural development over four phases, highlighting the resilience of ancient communities. The abandonment of terraces was not due to soil degradation, emphasizing the sustainability of pre-Hispanic practices and the adaptation to environmental change.
This study explores pre-Hispanic terrace agriculture in the southern Peruvian Andes, focusing on...
