Human Niche Construction and Population Growth in Pre-Columbian Amazonia
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: The use of Niche Construction Theory in archaeological research demands that we establish empirically how human-constructed niches acted as legacies that shaped the selection pressures affecting past human populations. One potential approach is to examine whether human demography changed as a result of the continued use of landscapes enduringly transformed by past societies. This paper presents proxies for Amazonian population growth during the late Holocene and discusses their significance within the broader context of landscape legacies resulting from cumulative anthropic environmental alteration during pre-Columbian times.
Source: Archaeology International
DOI: 10.5334/ai-367
Author: Manuel Arroyo-Kalin
Institution: University College London
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Estimated APC paid: $807
OpenAlex ID: W2792853829