Sacred geographies of ancient Amazonia: historical ecology of social complexity
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Main Author: Schaan, Denise Pahl (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek, Calif. Left Coast Press ©2012
Series:New frontiers in historical ecology v. 3
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
List of Figures and Table; Chapter 1: Introduction: Historical Ecology and Archaeological Landscapes in Amazonia; Chapter 2: Moving Earth, Managing Water; Chapter 3: Land of the Ancestors; Chapter 4: Ponds, Lakes, and Feasts: The Cultural Geography of Anthropogenic Soils; Chapter 5: Marks on the Earth: Territoriality and Memory; Chapter 6: Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author
The legendary El Dorado & mdash;the city of gold & mdash;remains a mere legend, but astonishing new discoveries are revealing a major civilization in ancient Amazonia that was more complex than anyone previously dreamed. Scholars have long insisted that the Amazonian ecosystem placed severe limits on the size and complexity of ancient its cultures, but leading researcher Denise Schaan reverses that view, synthesizing exciting new evidence of large-scale land and resource management to tell a new history of indigenous Amazonia. Schaan also engages fundamental debates about the development of social
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (233 pages)
ISBN:1611327997
9781611327991

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