Professor Jose Iriarte (UK University of Exeter)

The Archaeology of Amazonia

A Human History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An examination of the untold human history of the Amazon rainforest, from earliest colonization to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 162mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9781350270732
• ISBN-10: 1350270733
• Artikelnr.: 69668824

Autorenporträt

José Iriarte

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: A Counterfeit Paradise? The Mythology of Amazonian Ecology
Chapter 2: Biocultural Hotspot: Amazonian Peoples, Landscapes and Climates
Chapter 3: Into the Unknown: Peopling Amazonia
Chapter 4: Transforming the Garden of Eden: Creating New Plants and
Environments
Chapter 5: From the Early to the Mid-Holocene
Chapter 6: The Emergence of Tropical Forest Agricultures
Chapter 7: Regional Florescence during the late Holocene
Chapter 8: Green cities: tropical urbanism in Amazonia
Chapter 9: The Columbian Encounter
Chapter 10. Lessons from the Past for a Challenging Future: Revitalising
Forest Traditional
Chapter 11: Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index