Cruz P., Egan N., Joffre R., Cladera J.L., Winkel Thierry. (2021). When the past lives in the present : agrarian landscapes and historical social dynamics in the southern Andes (Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina). In :
Themistocleous K. (ed.). Research in cultural heritage : landscapes and archaeology. Land, 10 (7), 687 [24 p.]. ISSN 2073-445X.
Titre du document
When the past lives in the present : agrarian landscapes and historical social dynamics in the southern Andes (Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina)
Année de publication
2021
Auteurs
Cruz P., Egan N., Joffre R., Cladera J.L., Winkel Thierry
In
Themistocleous K. (ed.), Research in cultural heritage : landscapes and archaeology
Source
Land, 2021,
10 (7), 687 [24 p.] ISSN 2073-445X
This article examines the agrarian landscape in one part of the southern Andes (Quebrada of Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina). The region possesses extensive and well-preserved archaeological remains of agricultural systems, which stretch back to pre-Hispanic times. In this study, we employ an interdisciplinary approach in our analysis of the components that structure the agrarian landscape, especially those historical processes that intervened in its formation. The creation of a cartographic base, built from remote sensing and fieldwork data, allowed for the identification of four principal components of the landscape, each of which correspond to distinct phases or periods that mark the region's history. Our study shows that, in contrast to what is observed in many other rural areas, the successive productive dynamics that developed in the area did not result in the destruction of previous productive structures. Rather, the agrarian landscape in the study area presents a multi-temporal agglutinating combination or composition, which transcends historical discontinuities in the productive matrix. This is owing to the partial reutilisation of previous structures in each period; however, religious and cultural factors play an important role. The agrarian landscape we studied is not only a passive result of human activity, but also a force influencing the productive and lifestyle decisions of the peasant populations that live there today. Our research amplifies the understanding of agrarian landscapes in the Andes and shows how past temporalities are articulated with the present through a dialectical process.
Plan de classement
Milieu rural, sociologie rurale, systèmes agraires, foncier rural [098RURAL1]
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Etudes régionales [112ARCHEO02]
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Cartographie [128CARTO]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010082445]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010082445
