Sparse Pre-Columbian Human Habitation in Western Amazonia

Locally extensive pre-Columbian human occupation and modification occurred in the forests of the central and eastern Amazon Basin, but whether comparable impacts extend westward and into the vast terra firme (interfluvial) zones, remains unclear. We analyzed soils from 55 sites across central and we...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2012-06, Vol.336 (6087), p.1429-1431
Hauptverfasser:	McMichael, C. H., Piperno, D. R., Bush, M. B., Silman, M. R., Zimmerman, A. R., Raczka, M. F., Lobato, L. C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural soils Agriculture - history Agrology Amazonia American civilisations Ancient civilizations Art and archaeology Brazil Ceramics Charcoal Disturbances Environmental assessment Fires Forest soils Fossils Generalities History, Ancient Human Human Activities - history Human influences Humans Methods Peru Phytoliths Plants Population Dynamics - history Precolumbian era Prehistoric era Rainforests Research principies Sampling Silicon Dioxide Soil - analysis Soil resources Soil samples Soils Terra preta Trees
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