SECRETS OF THE FOREST

The popular conception of Amazonia as an unconquerable habitat totally hostile to human civilization is being revised in light of new archaeological and anthropological research indicating that the region has supported a series of indigenous cultures for 11 millennia.

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Published inThe Sciences (New York) Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 22 - 28
Main Author Roosevelt, A. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.1992
New York Academy of Sciences
Subjects
Anthropology
Archaeology
Forests
Indigenous people
Amazon Basin
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Summary:The popular conception of Amazonia as an unconquerable habitat totally hostile to human civilization is being revised in light of new archaeological and anthropological research indicating that the region has supported a series of indigenous cultures for 11 millennia.
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oosevelt
A. C. R
is curator of archaeology at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
ISSN:0036-861X
2326-1951
DOI:10.1002/j.2326-1951.1992.tb02428.x