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Paleoecology and Tiwanaku agroecosystems
tiwanaku and its hinterland : archaeology and paleoecology on an andean civilization • Washington, Dc • Published In 1996 • Pages: 89-108
By: Binford, Michael W., Brenner, Mark, Leyden, Barbara W..
Abstract
This chapter describes the field research and the results of the soils testing from near the archaeological sites discussed in this book and from several areas in the lake. Using this data the authors reconstruct the lake levels and some of the climate changes for the last fifteen thousand years. They found no change in the pollen record at the family or genus level as the domesticated crops are the same genera as the non-domesticated plants found in the area. The authors also found that raised fields slow the movement of dissolved and particulate matter into the lake and that the canals between the raised fields grow nitrogen-fixing organisms which can help grow the crops and can indirectly enhance fish production.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Natural Scientist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2002
- Field Date
- before 1992
- Coverage Date
- 2000 BP-1000 BP
- Coverage Place
- southern Lake Titicaca basin; Bolivia
- Notes
- Michael W. Binford, Mark Brenner, and Barbara W. Leyden
- For bibliographical references see document 8: Kolata
- LCCN
- 95005837
- LCSH
- Indians of South America--Antiquities