This article presents a study of the hydraulic structures -known as dams- in the Jimbe River sub-basin of the headwaters of the Nepeña Valley (Ancash), based on systematic surveys carried out in that sector. This study allowed for recording 14 pre-Hispanic dams in three different sub-valleys. The morphological and spatial analysis of these hydraulic systems suggests differentiated management of water on the western side of the Cordillera Negra and provides evidence for a reassessment of land use strategies set up by Sierra people during the late pre-Hispanic Period.
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Maza, J., & Combey, A. (2020). PREHISPANIC HYDRAULIC DAMMING ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, ANCASH, PERÚ. Chungara, 52(4), 541–560. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-73562020005002702
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