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Abstract:
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This study is an investigation of late prehistoric irrigation agriculture in North Coastal Peru . There has been much debate over the significance of irrigated agriculture to the development of indigenous civilization on the North Coast of Peru . Yet , in spite of the many references to prehistoric North Coast irrigation , only recently is information regarding the technology and functioning of the prehistoric systems becoming available . Little , however , is yet known about the extent of the prehistoric irrigation systems preserved on the North Coast . It is the intent of this study to present a summary of our present knowledge regarding these aspects of North Coast irrigation agriculture , to suggest methods and avenues for continued research , and to propose several specific hypotheses with regard to late prehistoric agricultural technology and environmental exploitation . |