Sacred Geographies of Ancient Amazonia

Historical Ecology of Social Complexity

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Sacred Geographies of Ancient Amazonia by Denise P Schaan, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Denise P Schaan ISBN: 9781315420516
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 16, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Denise P Schaan
ISBN: 9781315420516
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 16, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The legendary El Dorado—the city of gold—remains a mere legend, but astonishing new discoveries are revealing a major civilization in ancient Amazonia that was more complex than anyone previously dreamed. Scholars have long insisted that the Amazonian ecosystem placed severe limits on the size and complexity of its ancient cultures, but leading researcher Denise Schaan reverses that view, synthesizing exciting new evidence of large-scale land and resource management to tell a new history of indigenous Amazonia. Schaan also engages fundamental debates about the development of social complexity and the importance of ancient Amazonia from a global perspective. This innovative, interdisciplinary book is a major contribution to the study of human-environment relations, social complexity, and past and present indigenous societies.

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The legendary El Dorado—the city of gold—remains a mere legend, but astonishing new discoveries are revealing a major civilization in ancient Amazonia that was more complex than anyone previously dreamed. Scholars have long insisted that the Amazonian ecosystem placed severe limits on the size and complexity of its ancient cultures, but leading researcher Denise Schaan reverses that view, synthesizing exciting new evidence of large-scale land and resource management to tell a new history of indigenous Amazonia. Schaan also engages fundamental debates about the development of social complexity and the importance of ancient Amazonia from a global perspective. This innovative, interdisciplinary book is a major contribution to the study of human-environment relations, social complexity, and past and present indigenous societies.

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