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.
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*CONCEPTS *LOCATION *SUBJECT Amazon Brasil Brazil Brazilian NATIONALITY People Soil South America archaeology archeology ecology ecosystem environment environmentalism forest human human being human beings humans land manual labor manual labour nature person rain forest rainforest scenery science sciences seasons summer summertime terra preta
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