Pre-Columbian earth-builders settled along the entire southern rim of the Amazon

Pre-Columbian earth-builders settled along the entire southern rim of the Amazon

Previous studies of Pre-Columbian earthworks in the Amazon basin have left a gap in the Upper Tapajós Basin (UTB). Here, the authors detect 104 Pre-Columbian earthworks in the UTB, suggesting continuous occupation across southern Amazonia and higher population densities than previously estimated.

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Autores principales: Jonas Gregorio de Souza, Denise Pahl Schaan, Mark Robinson, Antonia Damasceno Barbosa, Luiz E. O. C. Aragão, Ben Hur Marimon Jr., Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Izaias Brasil da Silva, Salman Saeed Khan, Francisco Ruji Nakahara, José Iriarte
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/a33fe0becce34df1aafd29f394c13844
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Sumario:Previous studies of Pre-Columbian earthworks in the Amazon basin have left a gap in the Upper Tapajós Basin (UTB). Here, the authors detect 104 Pre-Columbian earthworks in the UTB, suggesting continuous occupation across southern Amazonia and higher population densities than previously estimated.

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