@article{fdi:010088908, title = {{M}ore than 10,000 pre-{C}olumbian earthworks are still hidden throughout {A}mazonia}, author = {{P}eripato, {V}. and {L}evis, {C}. and {M}oreira, {G}. {A}. and {G}amerman, {D}. and ter {S}teege, {H}. and {P}itman, {N}. {C}. {A}. and de {S}ouza, {J}. {G}. and {I}riarte, {J}. and {R}obinson, {M}. and {J}unqueira, {A}. {B}. and {T}rindade, {T}. {B}. and de {A}lmeida, {F}. {O}. and {M}oraes, {C}. {D}. and {L}ombardo, {U}. and {T}amanaha, {E}. {K}. and {M}aezumi, {S}. {Y}. and {O}metto, {J}phb and {B}raga, {J}. {R}. {G}. and {C}ampanharo, {W}. {A}. and {C}assol, {H}. {L}. {G}. and {L}eal, {P}. {R}. and de {A}ssis, {M}. {L}. {R}. and da {S}ilva, {A}. {M}. and {P}hillips, {O}. {L}. and {C}osta, {F}. {R}. {C}. and {F}lores, {B}. {M}. and {H}offman, {B}. and {H}enkel, {T}. {W}. and {U}maƱa, {M}. {N}. and {M}agnusson, {W}. {E}. and {S}andoval, {E}. {H}. {V}. and {B}arlow, {J}. and {M}illiken, {W}. and {L}opes, {M}. {A}. and {S}imon, {M}. {F}. and van {A}ndel, {T}. {R}. and {L}aurance, {S}. {G}. {W}. and {L}aurance, {W}. {F}. and {T}orres-{L}ezama, {A}. and {A}ssis, {R}. {L}. and {M}olino, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {S}abatier, {D}aniel and {E}ngel, {J}ulien and et al.,}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}ndigenous societies are known to have occupied the {A}mazon basin for more than 12,000 years, but the scale of their influence on {A}mazonian forests remains uncertain. {W}e report the discovery, using {LIDAR} (light detection and ranging) information from across the basin, of 24 previously undetected pre-{C}olumbian earthworks beneath the forest canopy. {M}odeled distribution and abundance of large-scale archaeological sites across {A}mazonia suggest that between 10,272 and 23,648 sites remain to be discovered and that most will be found in the southwest. {W}e also identified 53 domesticated tree species significantly associated with earthwork occurrence probability, likely suggesting past management practices. {C}losed-canopy forests across {A}mazonia are likely to contain thousands of undiscovered archaeological sites around which pre-{C}olumbian societies actively modified forests, a discovery that opens opportunities for better understanding the magnitude of ancient human influence on {A}mazonia and its current state.}, keywords = {{AMAZONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cience}, volume = {382}, numero = {6666}, pages = {103--108}, ISSN = {0036-8075}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1126/science.ade2541}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088908}, }