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Title:
Amazonia 1492: Pristine Forest or Cultural Parkland?
Authors:
Heckenberger, Michael J.; Kuikuro, Afukaka; Kuikuro, Urissapá Tabata; Russell, J. Christian; Schmidt, Morgan; Fausto, Carlos; Franchetto, Bruna
Affiliation:
AA(Department of Anthropology,), AB(Associação Indígena Kuikuro do Alto Xingu, Parque Indígena do Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil.), AC(Associação Indígena Kuikuro do Alto Xingu, Parque Indígena do Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil.), AD(Land-Use and Environmental Change Institute,), AE(Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.), AF(Department of Anthropology, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro 20940-040, Brazil.), AG(Department of Anthropology, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro 20940-040, Brazil.)
Publication:
Science, Volume 301, Issue 5640, pp. 1710-1714 (2003). (Sci Homepage)
Publication Date:
09/2003
Category:
ANTHRO
Origin:
SCIENCE
Abstract Copyright:
(c) 2003: Science
DOI:
10.1126/science.1086112
Bibliographic Code:
2003Sci...301.1710H

Abstract

Archaeology and indigenous history of Native Amazonian peoples in the Upper Xingu region of Brazil reveal unexpectedly complex regional settlement patterns and large-scale transformations of local landscapes over the past millennium. Mapping and excavation of archaeological structures document pronounced human-induced alteration of the forest cover, particularly in relation to large, dense late-prehistoric settlements (circa 1200 to 1600 A.D.). The findings contribute to debates on human carrying capacity, population size and settlement patterns, anthropogenic impacts on the environment, and the importance of indigenous knowledge, as well as contributing to the pride of place of the native peoples in this part of the Amazon.
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