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1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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New frontiers in historical ecology ; v. 3
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New frontiers in historical ecology ; v. 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indians of South America -- Amazon River Region -- Antiquities.
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Indians of South America. |
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Amazon River Region. |
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Antiquities. |
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Ethnoecology -- Amazon River Region.
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Ethnoecology. |
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Human geography -- Amazon River Region.
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Human geography. |
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Social archaeology -- Amazon River Region.
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Social archaeology. |
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Indian pottery -- Amazon River Region.
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Indian pottery. |
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Petroglyphs -- Amazon River Region.
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Petroglyphs. |
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Rock paintings -- Amazon River Region.
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Rock paintings. |
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Amazon River Region -- Antiquities.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Schaan, Denise Pahl, 1962- Sacred geographies of ancient Amazonia. Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, [2011], ©2012 9781598745054 (DLC) 2011021600 (OCoLC)727126767 |
| ISBN |
9781611327991 (ebook) |
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1611327997 (ebook) |
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9781598745054 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1598745050 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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