Agriculture and productive potential in the Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina (VI-XI centuries AD)

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The control and accumulation of economic resources in the Ambato Valley between VI and XI centuries AD has been considered a key factor in the maintenance and reproduction of social differences between people. It is believed that the use of selected sectors of the landscape as agricultural productio...

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Autor principal: Figueroa, Germán
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2009
Materias:
Ambato Valle
Aguada
agricultural systems
productive potential
economic surplus
Valle de Ambato
sistemas agrícolas
potencial productivo
excedente económico.
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/5405
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Revista del Museo de Antropología de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling I10-R372-article-54052024-11-04T18:05:42Z Agriculture and productive potential in the Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina (VI-XI centuries AD) Agricultura y potencial productivo en el Valle de Ambato, Catamarca, Argentina (siglos VI a XI d.C) Figueroa, Germán Ambato Valle Aguada agricultural systems productive potential economic surplus Valle de Ambato Aguada sistemas agrícolas potencial productivo excedente económico. The control and accumulation of economic resources in the Ambato Valley between VI and XI centuries AD has been considered a key factor in the maintenance and reproduction of social differences between people. It is believed that the use of selected sectors of the landscape as agricultural production areas was functional and organizational associated with villages located in the valley bottom. In these sectors, and more precisely on the slopes of Graciana and Ambato mountain ranges, the presence of agricultural infrastructure was registered, such as farming terraces, dams and channels. In this paper, we analyze the farming systems and their productive potential in relation to the human groups that inhabited the valley. In order to accomplish these objectives we carry out a characterization of the hydro-agricultural system and an analysis of its carrying capacity based on archaeological records and our own ethnographic observations. The obtained results will allow discussing about possible existence of an economic surplus, used by a particular sector of the population with the purpose of usufruct benefits derived from it. El control y acumulación de recursos económicos en el Valle de Ambato entre los siglos VI y XI d.C. ha sido considerado como un factor de suma importancia en el mantenimiento y reproducción de las diferencias sociales entre las personas. Se cree que el uso de sectores seleccionados del paisaje como áreas de producción agrícola se hallaba vinculado de manera funcional y organizacional con agregados residenciales o aldeas emplazadas en el fondo del valle. En dichos sectores, más precisamente sobre los faldeos de la sierra de la Graciana y del Ambato, se registró la presencia de infraestructura agrícola, tales como terrazas de cultivo, represas y canales. En este trabajo, se analizan los sistemas de cultivo y su potencial productivo en relación a los grupos humanos que habitaron el valle, para lo cual se lleva a cabo una caracterización del sistema hidro-agrícola y un análisis de su capacidad sustentadora en base a registros arqueológicos y observaciones etnográficas propias. Los resultados obtenidos permitirán discutir acerca de la posible existencia de un excedente económico, utilizado por un determinado sector de la población con el propósito de usufructuar los beneficios derivados del mismo. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2009-12-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares Artigo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/5405 10.31048/1852.4826.v2.n1.5405 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2009); 39-52 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 2 Núm. 1 (2009); 39-52 Revista del Museo de Antropología; v. 2 n. 1 (2009); 39-52 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v2.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/5405/5849 Derechos de autor 2009 Germán Figueroa
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topic Ambato Valle
Aguada
agricultural systems
productive potential
economic surplus
Valle de Ambato
Aguada
sistemas agrícolas
potencial productivo
excedente económico.
spellingShingle Ambato Valle
Aguada
agricultural systems
productive potential
economic surplus
Valle de Ambato
Aguada
sistemas agrícolas
potencial productivo
excedente económico.
Figueroa, Germán
Agriculture and productive potential in the Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina (VI-XI centuries AD)
topic_facet Ambato Valle
Aguada
agricultural systems
productive potential
economic surplus
Valle de Ambato
Aguada
sistemas agrícolas
potencial productivo
excedente económico.
author Figueroa, Germán
author_facet Figueroa, Germán
author_sort Figueroa, Germán
title Agriculture and productive potential in the Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina (VI-XI centuries AD)
title_short Agriculture and productive potential in the Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina (VI-XI centuries AD)
title_full Agriculture and productive potential in the Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina (VI-XI centuries AD)
title_fullStr Agriculture and productive potential in the Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina (VI-XI centuries AD)
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture and productive potential in the Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina (VI-XI centuries AD)
title_sort agriculture and productive potential in the ambato valley, catamarca, argentina (vi-xi centuries ad)
description The control and accumulation of economic resources in the Ambato Valley between VI and XI centuries AD has been considered a key factor in the maintenance and reproduction of social differences between people. It is believed that the use of selected sectors of the landscape as agricultural production areas was functional and organizational associated with villages located in the valley bottom. In these sectors, and more precisely on the slopes of Graciana and Ambato mountain ranges, the presence of agricultural infrastructure was registered, such as farming terraces, dams and channels. In this paper, we analyze the farming systems and their productive potential in relation to the human groups that inhabited the valley. In order to accomplish these objectives we carry out a characterization of the hydro-agricultural system and an analysis of its carrying capacity based on archaeological records and our own ethnographic observations. The obtained results will allow discussing about possible existence of an economic surplus, used by a particular sector of the population with the purpose of usufruct benefits derived from it.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
publishDate 2009
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/5405
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