During the twentieth century, Amazonia was widely regarded as relatively pristine nature, little impacted by human history. This view remains popular despite mounting evidence of substantial human influence over millennial scales across the region. Here, we review the evidence of an anthropogenic Amazonia in response to claims of sparse populations across broad portions of the region. Amazonia was a major centre of crop domestication, with at least 83 native species containing populations domesticated to some degree. Plant domestication occurs in domesticated landscapes, including highly modified Amazonian dark earths (ADEs) associated with large settled populations and that may cover greater than 0.1% of the region. Populations and food pr...
The emergence of sedentism and agriculture in Amazonia continues to sit uncomfortably within account...
The legacy of pre-Columbian land use in the Amazonian rainforest is one of the most controversial to...
For millennia, Amazonian peoples have managed forest resources, modifying the natural environment in...
During the twentieth century, Amazonia was widely regarded as relatively pristine nature, little imp...
International audienceThe marks of prehistoric human societies on tropical forests can still be dete...
Evidence from several earthwork-building societies has recently been discovered in Amazonia that cha...
During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a variety of...
A recent archaeological survey demonstrates that one of the most durable of all forms of pre-Columbi...
The emergence of sedentism and agriculture in Amazonia continues to sit uncomfortably within account...
The legacy of pre-Columbian land use in the Amazonian rainforest is one of the most controversial to...
For millennia, Amazonian peoples have managed forest resources, modifying the natural environment in...
During the twentieth century, Amazonia was widely regarded as relatively pristine nature, little imp...
International audienceThe marks of prehistoric human societies on tropical forests can still be dete...
Evidence from several earthwork-building societies has recently been discovered in Amazonia that cha...
During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a variety of...
A recent archaeological survey demonstrates that one of the most durable of all forms of pre-Columbi...
The emergence of sedentism and agriculture in Amazonia continues to sit uncomfortably within account...
The legacy of pre-Columbian land use in the Amazonian rainforest is one of the most controversial to...
For millennia, Amazonian peoples have managed forest resources, modifying the natural environment in...