Descifrando la evolución de las tecnologías agrarias durante los últimos ~1.600 años utilizando la huella isotópica (δ13C, δ15N) en un suelo aterrazado policíclico

Cruz Ferro Vázquez; Serafín González Prieto; Antonio Martínez Cortizas; Felipe Criado Boado

Descifrando la evolución de las tecnologías agrarias durante los últimos ~1.600 años utilizando la huella isotópica (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N) en un suelo aterrazado policíclico

Translated title of the contribution: Deciphering the evolution of agrarian technologies during the last ~1600 years using the isotopic fingerprint (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N) of a polycyclic terraced soil

Cruz Ferro Vázquez, Serafín González Prieto, Antonio Martínez Cortizas, Felipe Criado Boado

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Abstract

We analyzed the isotopic (¹³C and ¹⁵N) composition of a polycyclic terraced soil located in Santiago de Compostela (NW Spain) and compared it with previous results on total aluminum, iron and silicon and their fractionation by selective dissolution techniques. The aim was to recognize the imprints of land management changes, with particular attention to fertilization techniques applied during the use history of the terrace (~1600 y). The buried paleosol, found below the terraced layers, is considered to preserve the soil properties prior to the terrace construction. The isotopic composition (¹³C, ¹⁵N) provided evidence of extensive land use previous to the construction of the terrace, with the utilization of fire as liming and clearance tool. In the Late Antiquity and Early Medieval Ages the soil use was more intense and amendments with vegetal remains from nitrogen fixing shrubs were likely applied. Since the Early Middle Ages, animal wastes were used as a way to maintain or increase soil fertility because of an intensification of the agrarian use.

Translated title of the contribution	Deciphering the evolution of agrarian technologies during the last ~1600 years using the isotopic fingerprint (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N) of a polycyclic terraced soil
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	39-53
Number of pages	15
Journal	Estudos do Quaternario
Volume	2015
Issue number	12
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Fertilization
Isotopic composition
Middle ages
Soil management
Terraces

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Descifrando la evolución de las tecnologías agrarias durante los últimos ~1.600 años utilizando la huella isotópica (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N) en un suelo aterrazado policíclico. / Vázquez, Cruz Ferro; Prieto, Serafín González; Cortizas, Antonio Martínez et al.

In: Estudos do Quaternario, Vol. 2015, No. 12, 2015, p. 39-53.

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Descifrando la evolución de las tecnologías agrarias durante los últimos ~1.600 años utilizando la huella isotópica (δ13C, δ15N) en un suelo aterrazado policíclico

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