Search Results - "Dorshow, Wetherbee B"
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Prehistoric deforestation at Chaco Canyon?
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (12-08-2014)“…Ancient societies are often used to illustrate the potential problems stemming from unsustainable land-use practices because the past seems rife with examples…”
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Widespread Amazonian dark earth in the Xingu Indigenous Territory
Published in Nature sustainability (01-10-2024)“…Amazonian dark earth (ADE) is highly nutrient- and carbon-rich soil created by past inhabitants of the Amazon. It would be valuable to know the extent of ADE…”
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Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon
Published in Science advances (22-09-2023)“…Fertile soil known as Amazonian dark earth is central to the debate over the size and ecological impact of ancient human populations in the Amazon. Dark earth…”
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Water Management at Pueblo Bonito: Evidence from the National Geographic Society Trenches
Published in American antiquity (01-07-2016)“…Recent archaeological investigations at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon reveal that residents constructed a large diversion channel during the eleventh century…”
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Agricultural suitability of the Chaco Canyon Region, New Mexico: Implications for settlement patterning during the great house period (ca. AD 850 to 1200)
Published in Journal of archaeological science, reports (01-12-2022)“…•Chacoan Great Houses occur in zones of highly suitable agricultural lands.•Geospatial analysis expands understanding of Chaco Basin.•Many areas of high…”
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The Pueblo Bonito mounds: Formation history, architectural context and representational fields
Published in Journal of anthropological archaeology (01-09-2021)“…There are two large mounds comprised of enormous quantities of construction debris and discarded household debris associated with rapid growth of the Pueblo…”
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Water Management at Pueblo Bonito: Evidence from the National Geographic Society Trenches
Published in American antiquity (01-07-2016)“…Recent archaeological investigations at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon reveal that residents constructed a large diversion channel during the eleventh century…”
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