Discovery of a unique drainage and irrigation system that gave way to the “Neolithic Revolution” at Llanos de Moxos, in the Amazon
Rock art and archaeological record from Cerro Azul reveal man’s complex relationship with Amazonian animals, according to a new study published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
Ancient DNA reveals diverse community at Machu Picchu, according to a new study published on Science Advances
Genomic analysis shows the Amazon’s Ashaninka people are made up of two subgroups with distinct histories; the study is in the journal Current Biology
An array of intricate settlements in the Llanos de Mojos savannah-forest, Amazonia, has been uncovered; the study is published on Nature
A network of fish ponds supported a permanent human settlement in the seasonal drylands of Bolivia more than one thousand years ago
Abrupt climate change some 8,000 years ago led to a dramatic decline in early South American populations, suggests new UCL research.
Humans settled in southwestern Amazonia and even experimented with agriculture much earlier than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers
A new study uses dendrochronology and historical survey to investigate the effects of societal and demographic changes on forest disturbances in Amazonia