During the twentieth century, Amazonia was widely regarded as relatively pristine nature,
little impacted by human history. This view remains popular despite mounting evidence of …

This article provides a review of recent anthropological, archeological, geographical, and
sociological research on anthropogenic drivers of climate change, with a particular focus on …

For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

Since it was first proposed in 2000, the concept of the Anthropocene has evolved in breadth
and diversely. The concept encapsulates the new and unprecedented planetary-scale …

This paper addresses key implications in momentous current global energy choices–both for
social science and for society. Energy can be over-used as a lens for viewing social …

The Routledge Companion to the Environmental Humanities provides a comprehensive,
transnational, and interdisciplinary map to the field, offering a broad overview of its founding …

Historical ecology is a new interdisciplinary research program concerned with
comprehending temporal and spatial dimensions in the relationships of human societies to …

In modern society, we tend to have faith in technology. But is our concept of 'technology'itself
a cultural illusion? This book challenges the idea that humanity as a whole is united in a …

Fertile soil known as Amazonian dark earth is central to the debate over the size and
ecological impact of ancient human populations in the Amazon. Dark earth is typically …

Over 450 pre-Columbian (pre-AD 1492) geometric ditched enclosures (“geoglyphs”)
occupy∼ 13,000 km2 of Acre state, Brazil, representing a key discovery of Amazonian …