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Chinampas

Scope note

Mexican artificial fields made arable by piling onto the planting areas silt dredged from a criss-crossing series of irrigation canals plus organic wastes.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008658

Broader Terms used

agricultural land

Created

13yrs ago

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