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Cattle as actors in a pastoral landscape. Gis analysis of an agropastoralist group

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Cattle as actors in a pastoral landscape. Gis analysis of an agropastoralist group

dc.contributor.author	Diez Castillo, Agustín
dc.contributor.author	Salazar Bonet, Joan
dc.date.accessioned	2019-07-31T11:33:39Z
dc.date.available	2019-07-31T11:33:39Z
dc.date.issued	2018	es_ES
dc.identifier.citation	Salazar Boner, J.; Diez Castillo, A. (2018). Cattle as actors in a pastoral landscape. Gis analysis of an agropastoralist group. In 24th EAA Annual Meeting, Barcelona, 5-8 September, 2018 Reflecting futures, p. 390. Barcelona	es_ES
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10550/71245
dc.description.abstract	In the study of pastoral landscapes, ethnoarchaeology can incorporate first-hand information on material features and herding prac- tices and identify the active role of domestic animals in such practices. The Mursi are a present day transhumant agro-pastoralist group, which are specialized in the livestock herding of cattle (Bos indicus). This study examines evidence from this animal behaviour and its needs, which allows us to enrich a particular construction of a herding landscape in contemporary SW Ethiopia. Remote sens- ing techniques are employed to obtain landscape snapshots of the Mursi main pasture area, which are contrasted with fieldwork data. Moreover, recent improvement in digital terrain models permit us to test cattle desire lines with least-cost path (LCP) between settlements and resources, as well as distances from these settlements to various hazards. The context is characterized by high mobility; however, the Mursi settlements and their social reality consider fixed territorial strategic locations around different hydro- logical catchment areas and optimal pastures. Less detectable variables such as those related to diverse dangers also appear as key elements to understand this landscape. Animals, their short and long-distance movements, and their consequences on people help create an identity for the Mursi main pasture area. Cattle reveal itself as a decisive agent in the construction of both place and landscape, challenging the conception of animals as merely passive actors in domestication processes.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	In the study of pastoral landscapes, ethnoarchaeology can incorporate first-hand information on material features and herding prac- tices and identify the active role of domestic animals in such practices. The Mursi are a present day transhumant agro-pastoralist group, which are specialized in the livestock herding of cattle (Bos indicus). This study examines evidence from this animal behaviour and its needs, which allows us to enrich a particular construction of a herding landscape in contemporary SW Ethiopia. Remote sens- ing techniques are employed to obtain landscape snapshots of the Mursi main pasture area, which are contrasted with fieldwork data. Moreover, recent improvement in digital terrain models permit us to test cattle desire lines with least-cost path (LCP) between settlements and resources, as well as distances from these settlements to various hazards. The context is characterized by high mobility; however, the Mursi settlements and their social reality consider fixed territorial strategic locations around different hydro- logical catchment areas and optimal pastures. Less detectable variables such as those related to diverse dangers also appear as key elements to understand this landscape. Animals, their short and long-distance movements, and their consequences on people help create an identity for the Mursi main pasture area. Cattle reveal itself as a decisive agent in the construction of both place and landscape, challenging the conception of animals as merely passive actors in domestication processes.	es_ES
dc.language.iso	en	es_ES
dc.publisher	European Association of Archaeologist	es_ES
dc.subject	Bos indicus	es_ES
dc.subject	Geographical Information Systems	es_ES
dc.subject	Mursi	es_ES
dc.subject	Ethnoarchaeology	es_ES
dc.title	Cattle as actors in a pastoral landscape. Gis analysis of an agropastoralist group	es_ES
dc.type	conference output	es_ES
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::HISTORIA::Ciencias auxiliares de la historia::Arqueología	es_ES
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::GEOGRAFÍA::Geografía económica	es_ES
dc.identifier.idgrec	078636	es_ES