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Soils, Terra Preta in Brazil

Archeologists from the Central Amazon Project work in the forest of Brazil to discover the workings of terra preta (black earth) and how it was created by the indians living in the area.The vast quantity of potsherds and their even distribution indicates the were produced for the purpose and placed in the soil by the native Indians, not left by accident.

Contact: Bill Woods, Department of Geography
University of Kansas, 217A Lindley Hall, , , Phone: 785 864-5541 Or: 785 864-8992 Or: 785.691.5368 Email: wwoods@ku.edu

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Archeologists from the Central Amazon Project work in the forest of Brazil to discover the workings of terra preta (black earth) and how it was created by the indians living in the area.The vast quantity of potsherds and their even distribution indicates the were produced for the purpose and placed in the soil by the native Indians, not left by accident. <br /> <br /> Contact: Bill Woods, Department of Geography <br /> University of Kansas, 217A Lindley Hall, , , Phone: 785 864-5541 Or: 785 864-8992 Or: 785.691.5368 Email: wwoods@ku.edu