Pre-Columbian earth-builders settled along the entire southern rim of the Amazon

Jonas Gregorio de Souza; Denise Pahl Schaan; Mark Robinson; Antonia Damasceno Barbosa; Luiz E. O. C. Aragão; Ben Hur Marimon Jr.; Beatriz Schwantes Marimon; Izaias Brasil da Silva; Salman Saeed Khan; Francisco Ruji Nakahara; José Iriarte

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03510-7

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Pre-Columbian earth-builders settled along the entire southern rim of the Amazon

Jonas Gregorio de Souza,
Denise Pahl Schaan,
Mark Robinson,
Antonia Damasceno Barbosa,
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão,
Ben Hur Marimon Jr.,
Beatriz Schwantes Marimon,
Izaias Brasil da Silva,
Salman Saeed Khan,
Francisco Ruji Nakahara,
José Iriarte

Affiliations

Jonas Gregorio de Souza: Department of Archaeology, College of Humanities, University of Exeter, Laver Building, North Park Road
Denise Pahl Schaan: Department of Anthropology, Federal University of Pará
Mark Robinson: Department of Archaeology, College of Humanities, University of Exeter, Laver Building, North Park Road
Antonia Damasceno Barbosa: Department of Anthropology, Federal University of Pará
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão: Remote Sensing Division, National Institute for Space Research
Ben Hur Marimon Jr.: Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus de Nova Xavantina
Beatriz Schwantes Marimon: Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus de Nova Xavantina
Izaias Brasil da Silva: Remote Sensing Division, National Institute for Space Research
Salman Saeed Khan: Department of Archaeology, College of Humanities, University of Exeter, Laver Building, North Park Road
Francisco Ruji Nakahara: Department of Anthropology, Federal University of Pará
José Iriarte: Department of Archaeology, College of Humanities, University of Exeter, Laver Building, North Park Road

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03510-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Previous studies of Pre-Columbian earthworks in the Amazon basin have left a gap in the Upper Tapajós Basin (UTB). Here, the authors detect 104 Pre-Columbian earthworks in the UTB, suggesting continuous occupation across southern Amazonia and higher population densities than previously estimated.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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