The Golondrinas archaeological site is located in the Colombian inter-Andean Aburrá Valley hillslopes, this site has as its main characteristic the presence of stone walls and a prehispanic road. During the excavation different questions were raised concerning the walls historical period and ecological conditions in relation to land uses in the last 1320 (± 30) years. Geoarchaeological techniques using soil micromorphology, soil chemistry and palynology were applied in five different places under the walls looking for understand its context, and a soil profiles to understand the ecological dynamics in relation to possible anthropic soil uses. The study allowed a correlation of geoarchaeological techniques to confront the hypotheses and propose interpretations on the climatological conditions in relation to land uses dynamics in the study site. The study reveals the land uses history, high biological activity and high organic carbon content under hydromorphic conditions. The walls not reveal any evidence related to prehispanic origins, soils evidence ancient agricultural contexts and natural forests. The highwater fluxes in surface related to geomorphological conditions at the landscape scale that will condition ancient and present soil uses. |