アマゾニア1492:原始の森か,それとも文化的な公園か?
Michael J Heckenberger1, Afukaka Kuikuro, Urissapá Tabata Kuikuro
1Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. mheckenb@anthro.ufl.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|September 23, 2003
まとめ
ブラジルの上部シングにある考古学的な発見は,複雑な先住民族の定住パターンと,過去千年にわたって顕著な景観の変化を明らかにしています. この研究は,アマゾンの環境に対する人間の影響と先祖の知識の重要性を強調しています.
科学分野:
- アマゾンの考古学
- 原住民の歴史は,先住民の歴史である.
- 環境科学 環境科学
背景:
- ブラジルの上部シング地方は,先住民族の豊かな歴史を持っています.
- 過去の人間と環境の相互作用を理解することは,アマゾンの保全に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- アッパー・シング地域におけるアマゾン先住民の定住パターンと景観の変容を調査する.
- アマゾンにおける人間の運搬能力と環境への影響の理解に貢献する.
主な方法:
- 考古学的な地図作成と史前構造物の発掘.
- 紀元前後期 (西暦1200年~1600年) の定住地の分析.
主要な成果:
- 複雑な地域定住パターンの証拠.
- 森林の覆面の変化を含む,人為的な大規模な景観変化の文書化.
- 紀元前後期の大規模で密集した開拓地の特定.
結論:
- 先住民族は,過去千年にわたってアマゾンの風景を大きく変貌させました.
- 過去の定住のダイナミクスと環境への影響は,人間の運搬能力についての洞察を提供します.
- この研究は,アマゾンの生態史を理解する上で先住民の知識の重要性を強調しています.
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