Peripato V., Levis C., Moreira G. A., Gamerman D., ter Steege H., Pitman N. C. A., de Souza J. G., Iriarte J., Robinson M., Junqueira A. B., Trindade T. B., de Almeida F. O., Moraes C. D., Lombardo U., Tamanaha E. K., Maezumi S. Y., Ometto Jphb, Braga J. R. G., Campanharo W. A., Cassol H. L. G., Leal P. R., de Assis M. L. R., da Silva A. M., Phillips O. L., Costa F. R. C., Flores B. M., Hoffman B., Henkel T. W., Umaña M. N., Magnusson W. E., Sandoval E. H. V., Barlow J., Milliken W., Lopes M. A., Simon M. F., van Andel T. R., Laurance S. G. W., Laurance W. F., Torres-Lezama A., Assis R. L., Molino Jean-François, Sabatier Daniel, Engel Julien, et al. (2023). More than 10,000 pre-Columbian earthworks are still hidden throughout Amazonia. Science, 382 (6666), p. 103-108. ISSN 0036-8075.
Titre du document
More than 10,000 pre-Columbian earthworks are still hidden throughout Amazonia
Année de publication
2023
Auteurs
Peripato V., Levis C., Moreira G. A., Gamerman D., ter Steege H., Pitman N. C. A., de Souza J. G., Iriarte J., Robinson M., Junqueira A. B., Trindade T. B., de Almeida F. O., Moraes C. D., Lombardo U., Tamanaha E. K., Maezumi S. Y., Ometto Jphb, Braga J. R. G., Campanharo W. A., Cassol H. L. G., Leal P. R., de Assis M. L. R., da Silva A. M., Phillips O. L., Costa F. R. C., Flores B. M., Hoffman B., Henkel T. W., Umaña M. N., Magnusson W. E., Sandoval E. H. V., Barlow J., Milliken W., Lopes M. A., Simon M. F., van Andel T. R., Laurance S. G. W., Laurance W. F., Torres-Lezama A., Assis R. L., Molino Jean-François, Sabatier Daniel, Engel Julien, et al.
Source
Science, 2023,
382 (6666), p. 103-108 ISSN 0036-8075
Indigenous societies are known to have occupied the Amazon basin for more than 12,000 years, but the scale of their influence on Amazonian forests remains uncertain. We report the discovery, using LIDAR (light detection and ranging) information from across the basin, of 24 previously undetected pre-Columbian earthworks beneath the forest canopy. Modeled distribution and abundance of large-scale archaeological sites across Amazonia suggest that between 10,272 and 23,648 sites remain to be discovered and that most will be found in the southwest. We also identified 53 domesticated tree species significantly associated with earthwork occurrence probability, likely suggesting past management practices. Closed-canopy forests across Amazonia are likely to contain thousands of undiscovered archaeological sites around which pre-Columbian societies actively modified forests, a discovery that opens opportunities for better understanding the magnitude of ancient human influence on Amazonia and its current state.
Plan de classement
Sciences du monde végétal [076]
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Etudes, transformation, conservation du milieu naturel [082]
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Sociétés, développement culturel [112]
Description Géographique
AMAZONIE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010088908]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010088908
