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Amazon forest 'shaped by pre-Columbian indigenous peoples'
Last edited Fri Mar 3, 2017, 08:28 PM - Edit history (1)
1 hour ago
AFP
The Amazon is the world's largest tropical forest and covers almost one third of South America
Indigenous peoples who inhabited the Amazon before the arrival of European colonisers planted a vast number of trees, a new study argues.
They played an important role in the current composition of the forest, says the study.
Researchers found that species used for food or building materials were far more common near ancient settlements.
"So the Amazon is not nearly as untouched as it may seem," said Dr Hans ter Steege in the Netherlands.
More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39149334
Anthropology:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12293028
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