Los campos agrícolas de Las Pailas (Cachi, Salta)
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Asociación de Arqueólogos Profesionales de la República Argentina
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El sitio arqueológico Las Pailas constituye uno de los enclaves agrícolas de mayor importancia en el Valle Calchaquí Norte. Las prospecciones realizadas en los últimos años han permitido detectar una nueva área de cultivo denominada Las Pailas 2, la cual está espacialmente vinculada al sector 1 y muy similar en lo que hace a la estructura del espacio agrícola. A pesar de la vastedad de la extensión agrícola de la región, su estudio ha sido relegado dentro de las investigaciones. La reanudación de los trabajos ha permitido ampliar el conocimiento sobre el vínculo que estas sociedades habrían mantenido con la tierra, las características del cultivo en el sitio y el tipo de estrategias hidráulicas desarrolladas para asegurar la productividad agrícola. En muchos casos, éstos encuentran importantes puntos de anclaje con las prácticas campesinas de los actuales pobladores locales de esta porción de los Andes Meridionales.
The archaeological site of Las Pailas is one of the most important agricultural enclaves in the North Calchaquí Valley. Research carried out in the past few years has identified a new cultivation area, Las Pailas 2, which is spacially linked to Las Pailas 1. It is supposed to be related to the former and it is very similar regarding the structure of agricultural land. Despite the vastness of the agricultural extension of the region, its study seems to have been relegated to secondary research. The resumption of exploration has improved knowledge and raised awareness of the relationship between ancient societies with their land, the features of the kind of farming carried out, and the type of hydraulic strategies developed to ensure agricultural production. In many cases the former aspects, are important connections to the current farming practices of local people living in this portion of the southern Andes nowadays.
The archaeological site of Las Pailas is one of the most important agricultural enclaves in the North Calchaquí Valley. Research carried out in the past few years has identified a new cultivation area, Las Pailas 2, which is spacially linked to Las Pailas 1. It is supposed to be related to the former and it is very similar regarding the structure of agricultural land. Despite the vastness of the agricultural extension of the region, its study seems to have been relegated to secondary research. The resumption of exploration has improved knowledge and raised awareness of the relationship between ancient societies with their land, the features of the kind of farming carried out, and the type of hydraulic strategies developed to ensure agricultural production. In many cases the former aspects, are important connections to the current farming practices of local people living in this portion of the southern Andes nowadays.
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Valle Calchaquí Norte; Las Pailas; Estructuras de Cultivo y Riego; Prácticas Agrícolas, North Calchaquí Valley; Las Pailas; Agricultural and Hydraulic Structures; Agricultural Practices