From Mounds to Villages: The Social Construction of the Landscape during the Middle and Late Holocene in the India Muerta Lowlands, Uruguay

From Mounds to Villages: The Social Construction of the Landscape during the Middle and Late Holocene in the India Muerta Lowlands, Uruguay

This paper presents new data on the spatial organization of mound-builder groups in the India Muerta wetlands, Uruguay. This area presents the beginning of land architecture in the region (ca. 4800–5000 years BP), associated with more arid climate. This construction tradition continues and intensifi...

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Main Authors: Nicolás Gazzán, Cristina Cancela-Cereijo, Camila Gianotti, Pastor Fábrega-Álvarez, Laura del Puerto, Felipe Criado-Boado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
settlement patterns
landscape construction
earthen mounds
GIS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/3/441

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