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Re: Incan Crops
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Subject: Re: Incan Crops
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From: Jeffrey L Baker <jbaker@gas.uug.arizona.edu>
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Date: Wed, 8 Feb 1995 21:36:35 -0700
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Article: 5141 of bionet.plants
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In-Reply-To: <3h5ok1$eq4@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
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Newsgroups: bionet.plants
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Organization: University of Arizona, CCIT
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References: <3h5ok1$eq4@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
On 6 Feb 1995, mmirro wrote:
> I am looking for any information on crops of the Andes that
> were cultivated by the Incas. Information on cropping systems
> would also be helpful as well as historical use of the plants.
> Thanks
> Mike Mirro
> mmirro@vt.edu
The Inka used a variety of cropping systems ranging from terracing,
irragation to various forms of raised/drained field agriculture.
Several articles dealing with these issues can be found in a recent
volume edited by Vernon Scarborough and Barry L. Isaac. This volume is
titled Prehispanic Water Management in the New World, and is a supplement
to the Research in Economic Anthropology Series..
Jeff Baker