Traditionally, in archaeological and anthropological literature, the environment of the Andean valleys of northwest Argentina has been considered a mainly arable agricultural region, in contrast to the environment of Puna where the traditional way of life was generally associated with pastoral activities and seasonal mobility. However, new evidence suggests greater importance for animal grazing and associated mobility strategies strongly connected with arable agriculture in the valleys. This work is framed as an ethno-archaeological research project that aims to explore multiple dimensions of practices involving animal management and its relevance to the way of life in the Northern Calchaquí Valley (Salta, Argentina) and how they contribute to shape archaeological landscape. A mixed methodological strategy was applied to construct a contemporary model providing analytical tools for the study of archaeological landscape. This model looks at an agropastoral way of life in this region since pre-Hispanic times, on the basis of a strategy that combines ethnographic information and GIS-based spatial analysis, supported by archaeological evidence. Is expected that this work could make a contribution to the interpretation of the archaeological record and the study pre-Hispanic landscapes in the area, through a greater understanding of the local way of life, its spatial dimension and its temporal depth.

传统上，在考古学和人类学文献中，阿根廷西北部安第斯河谷的环境被认为是主要可耕种的农业区，这与普纳的环境形成鲜明对比。那里的传统生活方式通常与牧民活动和季节性流动有关。然而，新的证据表明，与山谷中的耕地农业密切相关的动物放牧和相关的流动策略更为重要。这项工作是一个民族考古研究项目，旨在探索涉及动物管理的多个方面的实践及其与北卡尔查基山谷（阿根廷萨尔塔）生活方式的相关性，以及它们如何有助于塑造考古景观。采用混合方法策略构建当代模型，为考古景观研究提供分析工具。该模型着眼于自前西班牙时代以来该地区的农牧生活方式，基于结合民族志信息和基于地理信息系统的空间分析的战略，并得到考古证据的支持。预计这项工作可以通过对当地生活方式、空间维度和时间深度的更深入了解，为解释考古记录和研究该地区的西班牙前景观做出贡献。