Articles | Volume 2, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-367-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-367-2016
Original research article
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22 Jul 2016
Original research article |  | 22 Jul 2016

An insight into pre-Columbian raised fields: the case of San Borja, Bolivian lowlands

Leonor Rodrigues, Umberto Lombardo, Mareike Trauerstein, Perrine Huber, Sandra Mohr, and Heinz Veit

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ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (review by Editor) (29 Jun 2016) by Olivier Evrard
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ED: Publish as is (08 Jul 2016) by Olivier Evrard
ED: Publish as is (08 Jul 2016) by Eric C. Brevik (Executive editor)
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Short summary
Our study examines pre-Columbian agricultural raised fields in the Bolivian Amazon. It provides a new interpretation for pre-Columbian management of raised fields. The results show that differences in field size and height are the result of an adaptation to a site where soil properties vary significantly on a scale of tens to hundreds of meters. The analysis and dating of the raised fields sediments point towards an extensive and rather brief use of the raised fields, for about 100–200 years.