An Assessment of Soil Phytolith Analysis as a Palaeoecological Tool for Identifying Pre-Columbian Land Use in Amazonian Rainforests

An Assessment of Soil Phytolith Analysis as a Palaeoecological Tool for Identifying Pre-Columbian Land Use in Amazonian Rainforests

Phytolith analysis is a well-established archaeobotanical tool, having provided important insights into pre-Columbian crop cultivation and domestication across Amazonia through the Holocene. Yet, its use as a palaeoecological tool is in its infancy in Amazonia and its effectiveness for reconstructin...

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Main Authors: James Hill, Stuart Black, Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Rene Boot, Roel Brienen, Ted Feldpausch, John Leigue, Samaria Murakami, Abel Monteagudo, Guido Pardo, Marielos Peña-Claros, Oliver L. Phillips, Marisol Toledo, Vincent Vos, Pieter Zuidema, Francis E. Mayle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Quaternary
Subjects:
phytoliths
Amazonia
Holocene
pre-Columbian
palaeoecology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/6/2/33

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