Agriculture Chiripa

quinoa

early , middle chiripa agricultural production characterized small-scale gardening both quinoa , quinoa negra grown , harvested. quinoa negra not domesticated , form of weed of domesticated quinoa.

around 800 bc, find drastic decrease in frequency of quinoa negra seeds compared quinoa seeds, signaling changes in crop management , use. in order reduce number of quinoa negra seeds in yearly harvest, farmers may have begun creating formal fields crop, weeding, , practicing more careful seed selection. shift in agricultural production coincides development of new ritual , political practices @ chiripa. presence of large quantities of quinoa seeds @ montículo suggests food played important role in activities @ location.

early potatoes dating 800-500 bc uncovered @ chiripa.

the place first described padre pedro marabini in 20th century. since 1990 there has been research @ chiripa taraco archeological project university of california, berkeley. investigation led christine hastorf.