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

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

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-367-2016

Articles | Volume 2, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-367-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-367-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 2, issue 3

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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RC1: 'comment on the article', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Jun 2016
- AC1: 'Response to anonymous Referee #1', Leonor Rodrigues, 28 Jun 2016
RC2: 'review', Christian Prat, 13 Jun 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Leonor Rodrigues, 28 Jun 2016

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ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (review by Editor) (29 Jun 2016) by Olivier Evrard

AR by Leonor Rodrigues on behalf of the Authors (07 Jul 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (08 Jul 2016) by Olivier Evrard

ED: Publish as is (08 Jul 2016) by Eric C. Brevik (Executive editor)

AR by Leonor Rodrigues on behalf of the Authors (14 Jul 2016) Manuscript

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.