Manioc agriculture and sedentism in Amazonia: the Upper Xingu example

Agricultural productivity and Amazonian settlement The nature of Pre-Columbian agricultural systems in Amazonia has stimulated considerable debate, specifically: can one or another cultigen — maize or manioc — provide a stable agricultural base for sedentism and population growth (eg. Carneiro 1961;...

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Published in:	Antiquity Vol. 72; no. 277; pp. 633 - 648
Main Author:	Heckenberger, Michael J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01-09-1998
Subjects:	Agriculture Agriculture, Primitive Amazon Amazonia Amerindians Ancient civilizations Antiquities Archaeology Brazil Cassava contextual archaeology Environmental aspects Forests Human settlements Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric Prehistoric land settlement patterns Prehistory Sedentism societal scale Special section: Issues in Brazilian archaeology Traditional agriculture tropical agriculture/subsistence Brazil societal scale Amerindians Amazonia tropical agriculture/subsistence contextual archaeology
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