Paisajes agroalfareros del primer y segundo milenio D.C. en la Mesada de Andalhuala Banda (Yocavil, Noroeste Argentino)
2016; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 36; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00776297.2016.1239812
ISSN2051-6207
Autores Tópico(s)Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
ResumoThis article presents the results of an archaeological survey conducted in the Mesada de Andalhuala Banda, southeast Yocavil Valley, northwest Argentina. The 382 architectural units indicate a long occupation during the first and second millennia A.D. We first note the existence of structures associated with agricultural production cycles that are similar to those from the Late Period. These include structures for cultivation, mounds and heaps of stones that were the product of land clearing, irrigation systems, milling tools, and circular storage structures. Spatially associated with these features were simple and compound residential units with double-faced walls filled with rubble and sediment. These units could represent the habitation area of the agriculturalists. We also demonstrate that this Late Period agricultural landscape was built on an early occupation confined to the east of the Mesada, represented by habitation units poorly visible on the surface and the presence of abundant ceramics.
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