More than 10,000 pre-Columbian earthworks are still hidden throughout Amazonia

Peripato Vinicius, Levis Carolina, Moreira Guido A., Gamerman Dani, Ter Steege Hans, Pitman Nigel C.A., De Souza Jonas G., Iriarte José, Robinson Mark, Junqueira André B., Trindade Thiago B., de Almeida Fernando O., Moraes Claide de Paula, Lombardo Umberto, Tamanaha Eduardo K., Maezumi Shira Y., Ometto Jean P.H.B., Braga José R.G., Campanharo Wesley A., Cassol Henrique L.G., Leal Philipe R., De Assis Mauro L.R., Da Silva Adriana M., Phillips Oliver L., Costa Flávia R.C, Flores Bernado Monteiro, Hoffman Bruce, Henkel Terry W., Umaña Maria Natalia, Magnusson William E, Valderrama Sandoval Elvis Harry, Barlow Jos, Milliken William, Lopes Maria Aparecida, Fragomeni Simon Marcelo, Van Andel Tinde R., Laurance Susan G.W., Laurance William F., Torres-Lezama Armando, Assis Rafael L., Molino Jean-François, Mestre Mickaek, Hamblin Michelle, de Souza Coelho Luiz, de Andrade Lima Filho Diogenes, Wittmann Florian, Salomão Rafael P., Amaral Iêda Leão, Guevara Juan Ernesto, de Almeida Matos Francisca Dionízia, Castilho Carolina V., de Jesus Veiga Carim Marcelo, Cárdenas López Dairon, Sabatier Daniel, Irume Mariana Victória, Pires Martins Maria, da Silva Guimarães José Renan, Banki Olaf, Fernandez Piedade Maria Teresa, Ferreira Ramos José, Garcia Luize Bruno, Moraes de Leão Novo Evlyn Márcia, Nuñez Vargas Percy, Freire Silva Thiago Sanna, Venticinque Eduardo Martins, Manzatto Angelo Gilberto, Costa Reis Neidiane Farias, Terborgh John, Casula Katia Regina, Demarchi Layon O., Honorio Coronado Eurídice N., Monteagudo Mendoza Abel L., Montero Juan Carlos, Schöngart Jochen, Feldpausch Ted R., Costa Quaresma Adriano, Aymard Corredor Gerardo A., Baraloto Christopher, Castaño Arboleda Nicolás, Engel Julien, Petronelli Pascal, et al.. 2023. More than 10,000 pre-Columbian earthworks are still hidden throughout Amazonia. Science, 382 (6666) : 103-109.

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Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Anthropologie-Ethnologie; Economie-gestion; Psychologie-éthologie-ergonomie; Sociologie-démographie

Résumé : Indigenous societies are known to have occupied the Amazon basin for more than 12,000 years, but the scale of their influence on Amazonian forests remains uncertain. We report the discovery, using LIDAR (light detection and ranging) information from across the basin, of 24 previously undetected pre-Columbian earthworks beneath the forest canopy. Modeled distribution and abundance of large-scale archaeological sites across Amazonia suggest that between 10,272 and 23,648 sites remain to be discovered and that most will be found in the southwest. We also identified 53 domesticated tree species significantly associated with earthwork occurrence probability, likely suggesting past management practices. Closed-canopy forests across Amazonia are likely to contain thousands of undiscovered archaeological sites around which pre-Columbian societies actively modified forests, a discovery that opens opportunities for better understanding the magnitude of ancient human influence on Amazonia and its current state.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : déboisement, forêt, protection de la forêt, forêt primaire, forêt tropicale, changement climatique, aménagement forestier, forêt tropicale humide, Peuples Autochtones

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Amazonie, France, Brésil

Agences de financement européennes : European Research Council

Agences de financement hors UE : Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Programme de financement européen : FP7

Projets sur financement : (FRA) CEnter of the study of Biodiversity in Amazonia

Auteurs et affiliations

• Peripato Vinicius, INPE (BRA) - auteur correspondant
• Levis Carolina, UFSC (BRA)
• Moreira Guido A., Universidade do Minho (PRT)
• Gamerman Dani, UFRJ (BRA)
• Ter Steege Hans, Utrecht University (NLD)
• Pitman Nigel C.A., Field Museum of Natural History (USA)
• De Souza Jonas G., Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ESP)
• Iriarte José, University of Exeter (GBR)
• Robinson Mark, University of Exeter (GBR)
• Junqueira André B., UAB (ESP)
• Trindade Thiago B., CNA (BRA)
• de Almeida Fernando O., UFS (BRA)
• Moraes Claide de Paula, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (BRA)
• Lombardo Umberto, University of Bern (CHE)
• Tamanaha Eduardo K., Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá (BRA)
• Maezumi Shira Y., Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology (DEU)
• Ometto Jean P.H.B., INPE (BRA)
• Braga José R.G., INPE (BRA)
• Campanharo Wesley A., INPE (BRA)
• Cassol Henrique L.G., INPE (BRA)
• Leal Philipe R., INPE (BRA)
• De Assis Mauro L.R., INPE (BRA)
• Da Silva Adriana M., Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (BRA)
• Phillips Oliver L., University of Leeds (GBR)
• Costa Flávia R.C, INPA (BRA)
• Flores Bernado Monteiro, UFSC (BRA)
• Hoffman Bruce, The Amazon Conservation Team (SUR)
• Henkel Terry W., Humboldt State University (USA)
• Umaña Maria Natalia, University of Michigan (USA)
• Magnusson William E, INPA (BRA)
• Valderrama Sandoval Elvis Harry, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana (PER)
• Barlow Jos, Lancaster University (GBR)
• Milliken William, Royal Botanic Garden (GBR)
• Lopes Maria Aparecida, UFPA (BRA)
• Fragomeni Simon Marcelo, EMBRAPA (BRA)
• Van Andel Tinde R., Wageningen University (NLD)
• Laurance Susan G.W., James Cook University (AUS)
• Laurance William F., James Cook University (AUS)
• Torres-Lezama Armando, ULA (VEN)
• Assis Rafael L., Instituto Tecnológico Vale (BRA)
• Molino Jean-François, IRD (FRA)
• Mestre Mickaek, Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives (GUF)
• Hamblin Michelle, DAC Guyane (GUF)
• de Souza Coelho Luiz, INPA (BRA)
• de Andrade Lima Filho Diogenes, INPA (BRA)
• Wittmann Florian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DEU)
• Salomão Rafael P., UFPA (BRA)
• Amaral Iêda Leão, INPA (BRA)
• Guevara Juan Ernesto, Universidad de las Américas (ECU)
• de Almeida Matos Francisca Dionízia, INPA (BRA)
• Castilho Carolina V., EMBRAPA (BRA)
• de Jesus Veiga Carim Marcelo, IEPA (BRA)
• Cárdenas López Dairon, Instituto Amazonico de Investigaciones Cientificas SINCHI (COL)
• Sabatier Daniel, IRD (FRA)
• Irume Mariana Victória, INPA (BRA)
• Pires Martins Maria, INPA (BRA)
• da Silva Guimarães José Renan, Amcel Amapá Florestal e Celulose S.A. (BRA)
• Banki Olaf, Naturalis Biodiversity Center (NLD)
• Fernandez Piedade Maria Teresa, INPA (BRA)
• Ferreira Ramos José, INPA (BRA)
• Garcia Luize Bruno, UNICAMP (BRA)
• Moraes de Leão Novo Evlyn Márcia, INPE (BRA)
• Nuñez Vargas Percy, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco (PER)
• Freire Silva Thiago Sanna, University of Stirling (GBR)
• Venticinque Eduardo Martins, FURG (BRA)
• Manzatto Angelo Gilberto, UNIR (BRA)
• Costa Reis Neidiane Farias, UNIR (BRA)
• Terborgh John, University of Florida (USA)
• Casula Katia Regina, UNIR (BRA)
• Demarchi Layon O., INPA (BRA)
• Honorio Coronado Eurídice N., IIAP (PER)
• Monteagudo Mendoza Abel L., Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (PER)
• Montero Juan Carlos, INPA (BRA)
• Schöngart Jochen, INPA (BRA)
• Feldpausch Ted R., University of Leeds (GBR)
• Costa Quaresma Adriano, INPA (BRA)
• Aymard Corredor Gerardo A., Herbario Universitario (VEN)
• Baraloto Christopher, ICTB (USA)
• Castaño Arboleda Nicolás, Instituto Amazonico de Investigaciones Cientificas SINCHI (COL)
• Engel Julien, CNRS (FRA)
• Petronelli Pascal, CIRAD-ES-UMR Ecofog (GUF)
• et al.

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