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When is a terrace not a terrace? The importance of understanding landscape evolution in studies of terraced agriculture

by C. Ferro-Vázquez, Carol Lang, and Daryl Stump

Before the invention of modern, large-scale engineering projects, terrace systems were rarely bui... more Before the invention of modern, large-scale engineering projects, terrace systems were rarely built in single phases of construction, but instead developed gradually, and could even be said to have evolved. Understanding this process of landscape change is therefore important in order to fully appreciate how terrace systems were built and functioned, and is also pivotal to understand how the communities that farmed these systems responded to changes; whether these are changes to the landscape brought about by the farming practices themselves, or changes to social, economic or climatic conditions. Combining archaeological stratigraphy, soil micromorphology and geochemistry, this paper presents a case-study from the historic and extensive terraced landscape at Konso, southwest Ethiopia, and demonstrates – in one important river valley at least – that the original topsoil and much of the subsoil was lost prior to the construction of hillside terraces. Moreover, the study shows that alluvial sediment traps that were built adjacent to rivers relied on widespread hillside soil erosion for their construction, and strongly suggests that these irrigated riverside fields were formerly a higher economic priority than the hillside terraces themselves; a possibility that was not recognised by numerous observational studies of farming in this landscape. Research that takes into account how terrace systems change through time can thus provide important details of whether the function of the system has changed, and can help assess how the legacies of former practices impact current or future cultivation.

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More than just a terrace: a past perspective on the multifunctional agriculture of Konso, Ethiopia

by Suzi Richer and Daryl Stump

Terracing can be visually stunning. Your eye is drawn to follow the lines, contours and colours o... more Terracing can be visually stunning. Your eye is drawn to follow the lines, contours and colours of what is visible today. But the focus on the framed picture of the here and now, whilst beautiful, tells little of how this terraced landscape came to be. It misses the evolution of these terraces over generations and the interconnectedness of the terraced landscape with other parts of the agricultural system.

Most farming systems are multifunctional in nature with roles and functions that are social, economic and environmental in nature – but these have also changed over time. Using an archaeological example from Konso, Ethiopia, the EU-funded projects of Archaeology of Agricultural Resilience in East Africa (AAREA) (www.aarea-project.eu) and tRRACES: Resistance and Resilience of ancient agricultural soils, are exploring how understanding these changes across time and space can help us to unpick the mechanisms that drive an agricultural system’s growth.

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When is a terrace not a terrace? The importance of understanding landscape evolution in studies of terraced agriculture

by C. Ferro-Vázquez, Carol Lang, and Daryl Stump

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More than just a terrace: a past perspective on the multifunctional agriculture of Konso, Ethiopia

by Suzi Richer and Daryl Stump

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