Artículo
Mother Earth: soil and people relationships during the prehispanic period (Northwest Argentina)
Fecha de publicación:
12/2008
Editorial:
Routledge
Revista:
World Archaeology
ISSN:
0043-8243
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
The objective of this paper is to explore the relationship between agricultural soils, land and cult behaviour. We consider that soils, as they were modified by humans, contain key information for the reconstruction of past behaviour linked to super-structural beliefs, not necessarily visible through the conventional material record. In this sense, the manipulation of lands and soils in the Andean region represents the unification of ritual activities and beliefs focused on the Pachamama (Mother Earth). We present the results of a study to examine soil management at a prehispanic agricultural settlement in Northwest Argentina, together with other evidence related to the agricultural symbolic universe, which reveals evidence of land categorization and land use preferences.
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Articulos(CCT - NOA SUR)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - NOA SUR
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Citación
Sampietro Vattuone, Maria Marta; Neder, Liliana del Valle; Roldán, J.; Vattuone, Marta Amelia; Mother Earth: soil and people relationships during the prehispanic period (Northwest Argentina); Routledge; World Archaeology; 40; 2; 12-2008; 190-205
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