Biocultural Diversity in the Southern Amazon

Diversity

关键词: anthropogenic landscapes;    pre-Columbian complex societies;    cultural diversity;   

DOI  :  10.3390/d2010001

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Recent studies in Amazonia historical ecology have revealed substantial diversity and dynamic change in coupled natural human systems. In the southern Amazon, several headwater basins show evidence of substantial pre-Columbian landscape modification, particularly in areas historically dominated by speakers of the Arawak language family. The headwater basin of the Xingu River, the easternmost of these areas occupied by Arawak-speaking peoples, has revealed such a complex built environment. This discussion examines settlement pattern and land-use, which have implications for understanding the dynamics of natural-human systems in the Upper Xingu basin and other areas across the transitional forests of the southern Amazon.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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