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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822626503321

Autore

Schaan Denise Pahl <1962-, >

Titolo

Sacred geographies of ancient Amazonia : historical ecology of social complexity / / Denise P. Schaan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-42051-1

1-315-42052-X

1-315-42053-8

1-59874-505-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

New frontiers in historical ecology ; ; v. 3

Disciplina

981/.1

Soggetti

Indians of South America - Amazon River Region - Antiquities

Indigenous peoples - Ecology - Amazon River Region

Human geography - Amazon River Region

Social archaeology - Amazon River Region

Indian pottery - Amazon River Region

Petrolgyphs - Amazon River Region

Rock paintings - Amazon River Region

Amazon River Region Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2012 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 and complexity of its ancient 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 complexity