Raised Field Agriculture

Kelly Hale on Anthropology.net discusses the University of Pennsylvania project on the reconstruction of ancient raised field agriculture, and what that has the opportunity to do for the future.

Archaeology in Action - Restoring Traditional Agriculture in Peru | Anthropology.net

Kelly's post reminds me that I conducted an interview with Clark Erickson about the project back in 1998, and it turned out quite interesting.

• A Lesson in Applied Archaeology
• Part 2: Recreating Raised Field Agriculture
• Part 3: Implications of the Research

This picture is of raised fields in Huatta, Peru, reconstructed during the project in the 1980s. (c) Clark Erickson 1998.