Cultivated Landscapes of Native Amazonia and the Andes
Examines both ancient and current agricultural field types and technologies in the Andes and Amazonia.
PART I. FIELDS AND ASSOCIATED FEATURES; 1. Introduction: research on indigenous cultivation in the Americas; 2. Classification of field types; 3. Crops, tools, and soft technology; PART II. AMAZONIAN CULTIVATION; 4. A diversity of Habitats and field systems; 5. Fields of the Mojo, Campa, Bora, Shipibo, and Karinya; 6. Pre-European riverine cultivation; 7. Pre-European forest cultivation; PART III. ANDEAN IRRIGATION AND TERRACING; 8. Irrigated fields; 9. Terraced fields; 10. Terrace and irrigation origins and abandonment in the Colca valley; PART IV. RAISED AND DRAINED FIELDS; 11. Lost systems of cultivation; 12. The Mojos raised fields; 13. The Titicaca raised fields; 14. Ditched fields, drainage canals, and river canalization; PART V. CONCLUSIONS; 15. Implications of indigenous agricultural technology; APPENDICES; 1A Cultivated plants of South America; 1B Roster of cultivated plants by species name
| Pm Supplier | OUP /Oxford University Press Distribution |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0199257698 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780199257690 |
| Pm Publication Date | 2003-01-09 |
| Pm Width | 156 |
| Pm Height | 25 |
| Pm Author | Denevan, William M |
| Pm Longness | 234 |
- Key Info: B/w photos, figs, tabs, maps
- Author: Denevan, William M
- Page Count: 396
- Publication Date: 2003-01-09
Cultivated Landscapes of Native Amazonia and the Andes
- Key Info: B/w photos, figs, tabs, maps
- Author: Denevan, William M
- Page Count: 396
- Publication Date: 2003-01-09
