The origins of Amazonian landscapes: Plant cultivation, domestication and the spread of food production in tropical South America
During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …
The bow and arrow in South America
EJ Marsh, C Llano, V Cortegoso, S Castro… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bow and arrow is a crucial component of Homo sapiens' material culture. In South
America, data on the bow and arrow are widely scattered, which motived this …
America, data on the bow and arrow are widely scattered, which motived this …
Legacies of Indigenous land use and cultural burning in the Bolivian Amazon rainforest ecotone
SY Maezumi, S Elliott, M Robinson… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The southwestern Amazon Rainforest Ecotone (ARE) is the transitional landscape between
the tropical forest and seasonally flooded savannahs of the Bolivian Llanos de Moxos …
the tropical forest and seasonally flooded savannahs of the Bolivian Llanos de Moxos …
Evidence for mid-Holocene rice domestication in the Americas
The development of agriculture is one of humankind's most pivotal achievements. Questions
about plant domestication and the origins of agriculture have engaged scholars for well over …
about plant domestication and the origins of agriculture have engaged scholars for well over …
Chemical analysis of pottery reveals the transition from a maritime to a plant-based economy in pre-colonial coastal Brazil
Understanding long-term dynamics of past socio-ecological systems is essential for their
future management. The southern Atlantic Forest coast of Brazil with its biodiverse littoral …
future management. The southern Atlantic Forest coast of Brazil with its biodiverse littoral …
Two millennia of South Atlantic Convergence Zone variability reconstructed from isotopic proxies
VF Novello, FW Cruz, JS Moquet… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Most reconstructions of the South American Monsoon System (SAMS) over the last two
millennia are based on δ18O records from locations at high‐elevation sites in the Andes …
millennia are based on δ18O records from locations at high‐elevation sites in the Andes …
Environmental and technological effects on ancient social evolution at different spatial scales
GH Dong, FW Liu, FH Chen - Science China Earth Sciences, 2017 - Springer
The rise and fall of ancient cultures and civilizations is a hotly debated topic that has
generated disagreements and disputes. In this paper we summarize some case studies on …
generated disagreements and disputes. In this paper we summarize some case studies on …
Late-Holocene maize cultivation, fire, and forest change at Lake Ayauchi, Amazonian Ecuador
A high-resolution paleoecological record provides a 2690 year-long fossil pollen and
charcoal history from Lake Ayauchi, Ecuador, in lowland Amazonia. The record begins with …
charcoal history from Lake Ayauchi, Ecuador, in lowland Amazonia. The record begins with …
Domesticated landscapes in Araucaria Forests, Southern Brazil: a multispecies local conservation-by-use system
MS Reis, T Montagna, AG Mattos, S Filippon… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Araucaria forest is a sub-tropical component of the Atlantic Forest Biome, occurring between
18 and 30° S latitude, and 500–1,800 m altitude in Southern and Southwestern Brazil and …
18 and 30° S latitude, and 500–1,800 m altitude in Southern and Southwestern Brazil and …
Archaeological expansions in tropical South America during the late Holocene: assessing the role of demic diffusion
Human expansions motivated by the spread of farming are one of the most important
processes that shaped cultural geographies during the Holocene. The best known example …
processes that shaped cultural geographies during the Holocene. The best known example …