Maize monoculture supported pre-Columbian urbanism in southwestern Amazonia

The Casarabe culture (500–1400 ce), spreading over roughly 4,500 km<sup>2</sup> of the monumental mounds region of the Llanos de Moxos, Bolivia, is one of the clearest examples of urbanism in pre-Columbian (pre-1492 ce) Amazonia. It exhibits a four-tier hierarchical settlement pattern, w...

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Main Authors: Lombardo, U, Hilbert, L, Bentley, M, Bronk Ramsey, C, Dudgeon, Gaitan-Roca, A, Iriarte, J, Mejía Ramón, AG, Quezada, S, Raczka, M, Watling,JG, Neves, E, Mayle, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2025