During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …

The cacao (Theobroma cacao) plant is an important Neo-Tropical species whose natural
habitat is the Amazon basin. Over the last 30 years there has been a considerable …

Capítulo 76. Jagua 299 Capítulo 77. Manzanas de la yerba 301 Capítulo 78. Arboles
grandes 303 Capítulo 79. De las cañas 309 Capítulo 80. De las plantas y hierbas 311 …

In Amazonia, prehistoric settlement was especially concentrated along the major rivers. This
has been explained by the superior soil and wildlife resources of the floodplain (várzea) …

Indigenous Amazonian resource management has traditionally been approached through
study of living peoples. However, the European Conquest transformed indigenous lifeways …

Proporciona información histórica sobre la Amazonía peruana, detallando las
características humanas (grupos nativos), la influencia de la penetración misionera, el …

A critical examination of Gross's hypothesis that aboriginal Amazonian populations were
limited to low levels by lack of adequate protein resources concludes that (1) evidence either …

Anna Curtenius Roosevelt, The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Chief doms.-Cumul-ative
evidence from archaeology and ethnohistory shows greater variety and complexity among …

THE WORLD'S largest freshwater turtle, Podocnemis ex panse, has long served as an
important food resource for Indians and Mestizos of the Amazon and Orinoco basins (Fig ure …

This chapter presents a condensed account of the relief and relief history of extra-Andean
Amazonia. Ten years ago such an attempt would probably not have resulted in more than a …