I don't have the specifics, but farmers in the altiplano of South America (Peru?) have had good luck with traditional crops grown the manner which archaeologists discovered. If I remember correctly, this involves raised beds of considerable size, surrounded by irrigation moats (which also included fish!) The archaeologists found big squares and ditches all over the landscape, and together with the indigenous peoples, reconstructed the ancient system.
Someone help me out with the details of who, where, when, and what crops!
Monique Reed
Texas A&M
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Dear colleagues!
I have a request from an Institute of Organic Farming whether there
are well documented instances concerning the implementation of
archaeobotanical results in modern agricultural practices, notably
in the domain of organic farming, plant breeding, crop
improvement... Can anybody give me some references?
Many thanks,
Marianne
a.o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Marianne Kohler-Schneider
Arbeitsgruppe Archäobotanik
Institut für Botanik
Universität für Bodenkultur
Gregor. Mendelstr. 33
A-1180 Wien, Austria
Tel.: 0043 1 47654 3160
Fax: 0043 1 47654 3180
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