essay
Rehabilitating raised-field agriculture in the southern Lake Titicaca basin of Bolivia: theory, practice, and results
tiwanaku and its hinterland : archaeology and paleoecology on an andean civilization • Washington, Dc • Published In 1996 • Pages: 203-230
By: Kolata, Alan L., Rivera, Oswaldo, Ramírez, Juan Carlos, Gemio, Evelyn.
Abstract
The authors present the results from their experimental raised fields in many communities (22 indigenous Aymara communities) in the Tiwanaku hinterland. They describe their '…methods and data-collection protocols and evaluate the results of crop production on rehabilitated raised fields in various communities….The results presented in this chapter include descriptions of the techniques and procedures employed in construction and maintaining raised fields, a summary of production yields …and indices of insect infestations and plant pathogens.' (pages 203-204).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Archaeologist
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2002
- Field Date
- 1986-1987 and 1990-1991
- Coverage Date
- 1986-1991
- Coverage Place
- southern Lake Titicaca basin; Bolivia
- Notes
- Alan L. Kolata, Oswaldo Rivera, Juan Carlos Ramírez, and Evelyn Gemio
- For bibliographical references see document 8: Kolata
- LCCN
- 95005837
- LCSH
- Indians of South America--Antiquities