Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

One of the most important obstacles to increasing agricultural production yields worldwide,
especially in developing economies such as those in Africa is the continued degradation of …

Biochar is a solid material obtained from the thermal decomposition of biomass of diverse
biological origins through a process called pyrolysis. Biochar has great potential for …

Despite the importance of earthworms for soil formation, more is needed to know about how
Pre-Columbian modifications to soils and the landscape. Gaining a deeper understanding is …

Earths (ADEs) are expanses of dark soil that are exceptionally fertile and contain large
quantities of archaeological artefacts. The elevated fertility of the dark and often deep A …

Quests for productive soils to close yield gaps call for innovative strategies. This study tested
an off-site formation of the Amazonian Terra Preta (TP) in a potential modern analogon …

Umhlatuzana rockshelter is an archaeological site with an occupational record covering the
Middle Stone Age, Later Stone Age, and Iron Age. The presence of both Middle and Later …

Abstract Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs) are unusually fertile soils characterised by elevated
concentrations of microscopic charcoal particles, which confer their distinctive colouration …

Biochar has been intensively researched worldwide. In Brazil, there is a variety of feedstock
production that can be turned into soil amendments of high performance through biochar …

The soils of 12 hillforts found in the Upper Volga basin were classified as Archaeological
Dark Earth soils (ADE), Anthrosols. Radiocarbon dating (AMS) of 25 charcoal samples from …