An integrated socio-environmental approach to the study of ancient water systems: the case of prehistoric Hohokam irrigation systems in semi-arid central Arizona, USA

Purdue, Louise; Berger, Jean‐François

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.008

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“…All of the ditches found at Anshang are trapezoidal in shape except Ditch C (S), which is circular to parabolic (Purdue & Berger, : Fig. ).…”

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“…All of the ditches found at Anshang are trapezoidal in shape except Ditch C (S), which is circular to parabolic (Purdue & Berger, 2015: they could be an early form of the well-field irrigation system. The wellfield irrigation system was a cruciform network of irrigation canals that was widely used in the early Iron Age, but most likely had its origins in the Bronze Age (Hsu, 1980 Two stages of earthen construction are visible in the stratigraphy of the embankment (see Fig.…”

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“…Based on this new evidence found at Anshang and other recent archaeological discoveries, we suggest that water management technologies may have helped shape the physical landscape of the Bronze Age in the North China Plain. These discoveries contribute a valuable piece of evidence to global investigations on the effect irrigation agriculture had on the development of ancient societies and landscapes (Doolittle, ; Huckleberry, ; Huckleberry, Hayashida, & Johnson, ; Jotheri, Allen, & Wilkinson, ; Purdue & Berger, ; Scarborough, ).…”

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“…(1) Anshang, (2) Anyang, (3) Banpo, (4) Liuci Fancun, (5) Sanyangzhuang, (6) Xipo, (7) Xishan, (8) Yangcheng, (9) Yanshi Shangcheng, (10) Zhengguo Canal, (11) Zhengzhou [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com] evidence to global investigations on the effect irrigation agriculture had on the development of ancient societies and landscapes (Doolittle, 2006;Huckleberry, 1999;Huckleberry, Hayashida, & Johnson, 2012;Jotheri, Allen, & Wilkinson, 2016;Purdue & Berger, 2015;Scarborough, 1991).…”

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Early evidence of irrigation technology in the North China Plain: Geoarchaeological investigations at the Anshang Site, Neihuang County, Henan Province, China

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The development of irrigation is a politically important technology that enabled agricultural societies to intensify agricultural production. In the North China Plain, the historical record suggests a long tradition of irrigation, but archaeologists have found scant evidence of these technologies outside of urban areas. In 2012, 2015, and 2016, our excavations at the Anshang site, Neihuang County, Henan Province, China, revealed several archaeological features that we interpret as evidence of Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1200–1046 B.C.) canal construction in a nonurban context. By using a range of geological methods, including particle size, loss on ignition, magnetic susceptibility, and micromorphology, we suggest that these ancient canals and the subsequent construction phases found at Anshang not only influenced the development of local geomorphic conditions, but also were part of early dynastic attempts to restructure the natural landscape to facilitate agricultural productivity. These irrigation canals found at Anshang may be representative of broader trends of human‐environmental interactions in the North China Plain.

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“…All of the ditches found at Anshang are trapezoidal in shape except Ditch C (S), which is circular to parabolic (Purdue & Berger, : Fig. ).…”

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“…Las redes de riego están compuestas por un amplio conjunto de dispositivos hidráulicos que van desde simples canales excavados a acueductos de mayor complejidad arquitectónica. La arqueología hidráulica en distintas partes del mundo ha demostrado que las redes de riego pueden ser altamente variables en espacio, tiempo y contexto social en que se generan (Farrington, 1980;Ortloff, 2009;Purdue y Berger, 2015;Quesada, 2011;Santoro et al, 1998). De este modo, atendiendo a la variabilidad mencionada, identificar las partes de la red y establecer la vinculación funcional entre estas permite configurar el diseño de la red y se vuelve clave para lograr entender los espacios hidráulicos y cómo estos funcionaban y eran administrados (Kirchner y Navarro, 1996).…”

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El manejo del agua en la cuenca inferior de Miriguaca (Antofagasta de la Sierra): diseño de red y tecnologías hidráulicas prehispánicas

Grana¹,

Quesada²,

Gasparotti³

2019

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En este trabajo se presentan nuevas evidencias sobre las tecnologías paleohidráulicas de la red de riego de Miriguaca 1 (MS1) localizada en Antofagasta de la Sierra (Catamarca). Estas evidencias permiten profundizar sobre las interpretaciones del funcionamiento y los diseños hidráulicos de las redes conocidas hasta el momento en la Puna meridional argentina. A través de análisis de imágenes satelitales y de controles pedestres se logró identificar una gran cantidad de campos de cultivo y canales e incluso sus modificaciones. También se detectó el uso de una represa de riego, la cual constituye la primera evidencia de esta naturaleza para la Puna meridional. Este dispositivo hídrico habría permitido la acumulación de agua para una mayor extensión de riego y un control sobre el tiempo para el uso del agua. En base al material arqueológico vinculado a la red de riego y su diseño se discute la cronología de su construcción y sus modos de uso.

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A critical evaluation of soil salinization, waterlogging, and agricultural productive capacity in Hohokam irrigation of the Phoenix Basin, Arizona, USA

Caseldine

2023

J of Env Quality

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A causal link between environmental degradation and societal collapse has captivated the imagination of generations of archaeologists, historians, and the public. At its core, it is believed that the agricultural aspirations of societies outstrip what the environment can offer. The Hohokam, who farmed the Phoenix Basin of Arizona, USA, for nearly a millennium (AD 475–1450), have been repeatedly used as an exemplar of incongruence between the environment and agricultural practices leading to crop failures and ultimately societal collapse. Contributing to the collapse narrative is crop failures that spread across the lower Salt River Valley during the late 1800s. Unacknowledged by collapse narratives is that unproductive fields were brought back to life at the start of the twentieth century with techniques not beyond the capability of the Hohokam. Hohokam farmers and their descendants maintained and prospered in the valley for more than a millennium, so the assumed unidirectionality toward degraded productive capacity warrants examination. In this article, five lines of evidence are used to assess the relationships among soil salinization, waterlogging, and agricultural productive capacity. The multistep approach reveals that available evidence fails to substantiate soil salinization and waterlogging as primary catalysts in the decline of Hohokam irrigation. As such, establishing causality between environmental factors and societal decline in the past requires multiple lines of evidence producing contextually detailed syntheses, rather than simple models.

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An integrated socio-environmental approach to the study of ancient water systems: the case of prehistoric Hohokam irrigation systems in semi-arid central Arizona, USA

Cited by 22 publications

References 69 publications

Early evidence of irrigation technology in the North China Plain: Geoarchaeological investigations at the Anshang Site, Neihuang County, Henan Province, China

Early evidence of irrigation technology in the North China Plain: Geoarchaeological investigations at the Anshang Site, Neihuang County, Henan Province, China

El manejo del agua en la cuenca inferior de Miriguaca (Antofagasta de la Sierra): diseño de red y tecnologías hidráulicas prehispánicas

A critical evaluation of soil salinization, waterlogging, and agricultural productive capacity in Hohokam irrigation of the Phoenix Basin, Arizona, USA

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