Historical Ecoarchaeology in the Amazon
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https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v52i0.70010Keywords:
Brazilian Amazon, historical archaeology, environmental archaeology, ecoarchaeologyAbstract
This work presents historical facts on the Western presence in the Amazon and discusses the environmental impacts generated by this presence and its probable material, natural and cultural legacy. What has led modern Western society to try to transform the Amazon forest over the last 500 years? To answer this question, I will investigate when, where and how these changes occurred in the Amazon environment and discuss the significance of the eco-historical archaeological remains. I will also discuss why these transformations occurred and I will also examine the populations they affected during the history of the Western colonization of the Amazon.
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