Amazonia 1492: Pristine Forest or Cultural Parkland? Export

@article{Heckenberger2003a, abstract = {Archaeology and indigenous history of Native Amazonian peoples in the Upper Xingu region of Brazil reveal unexpectedly complex regional settlement patterns and large-scale transformations of local landscapes over the past millennium. Mapping and excavation of archaeological structures document pronounced human-induced alteration of the forest cover, particularly in relation to large, dense late-prehistoric settlements (circa 1200 to 1600 A.D.). The findings contribute to debates on human carrying capacity, population size and settlement patterns, anthropogenic impacts on the environment, and the importance of indigenous knowledge, as well as contributing to the pride of place of the native peoples in this part of the Amazon.}, author = {Heckenberger, Michael J. and Kuikuro, Afukaka and Kuikuro, Urissapa T. and Russell, Christian J. and Schmidt, Morgan and Fausto, Carlos and Franchetto, Bruna}, citeulike-article-id = {1770919}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1086112}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/301/5640/1710}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14500979}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=14500979}, doi = {10.1126/science.1086112}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {anthropogenic, archeology, recommended, south-america}, month = {September}, number = {5640}, pages = {1710--1714}, posted-at = {2007-10-15 18:50:55}, priority = {2}, title = {Amazonia 1492: Pristine Forest or Cultural Parkland?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1086112}, volume = {301}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - Heckenberger2003a L3 - citeulike-article-id:1770919 N2 - Archaeology and indigenous history of Native Amazonian peoples in the Upper Xingu region of Brazil reveal unexpectedly complex regional settlement patterns and large-scale transformations of local landscapes over the past millennium. Mapping and excavation of archaeological structures document pronounced human-induced alteration of the forest cover, particularly in relation to large, dense late-prehistoric settlements (circa 1200 to 1600 A.D.). The findings contribute to debates on human carrying capacity, population size and settlement patterns, anthropogenic impacts on the environment, and the importance of indigenous knowledge, as well as contributing to the pride of place of the native peoples in this part of the Amazon. IS - 5640 JF - Science EP - 1714 TI - Amazonia 1492: Pristine Forest or Cultural Parkland? VL - 301 SP - 1710 KW - anthropogenic KW - archeology KW - recommended KW - south-america AU - Heckenberger, Michael AU - Kuikuro, Afukaka AU - Kuikuro, Urissapa AU - Russell, Christian AU - Schmidt, Morgan AU - Fausto, Carlos AU - Franchetto, Bruna PY - 2003/09/19/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1086112 ER -