Sacred geographies of ancient Amazonia : historical ecology of social complexity /

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The legendary El Dorado - the city of gold - 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 a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schaan, Denise Pahl, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2012.
Series:New frontiers in historical ecology ; v. 3.
Subjects:
Indians of South America > Amazon River Region > Antiquities.
Ethnoecology > Amazon River Region.
Human geography > Amazon River Region.
Social archaeology > Amazon River Region.
Indian pottery > Amazon River Region.
Petroglyphs > Amazon River Region.
Rock paintings > Amazon River Region.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Antiquities
Human geography
Indian pottery
Indians of South America > Antiquities
Ethnoecology
Petroglyphs
Rock paintings
Social archaeology
Amazon River Region > Antiquities.
Amazon River Region
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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