Dark earths and the human built landscape in Amazonia: A widespread pattern of anthrosol formation

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 152-165

  Schmidt, Morgan J ^a   Rapp Py Daniel, Anne ^b,c   de Paula Moraes, Claide ^b,c   Valle, Raoni B M ^b   Caromano, Caroline F ^a   Texeira, Wenceslau G ^d   Barbosa, Carlos A ^a   Fonseca, João A ^a   Magalhães, Marcos P ^a   Silva do Carmo Santos, Daniel ^a   da Silva e Silva, Renan ^a   Guapindaia, Vera L ^a   Moraes, Bruno ^e   Lima, Helena P ^a   Neves, Eduardo G ^c   Heckenberger, Michael J ^f  

^a MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO OESTE DO PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^f University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Amazonian dark earth; Anthropogenic landscape; Anthrosol; Historical Ecology; Terra preta

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE; PREHISTORIC; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL FERTILITY;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84888415042     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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