A Congo Basin ethnographic analogue of pre-Columbian Amazonian raised fields shows the ephemeral legacy of organic matter management

A Congo Basin ethnographic analogue of pre-Columbian Amazonian raised fields shows the ephemeral legacy of organic matter management

Abstract The functioning and productivity of pre-Columbian raised fields (RFs) and their role in the development of complex societies in Amazonian savannas remain debated. RF agriculture is conducted today in the Congo Basin, offering an instructive analogue to pre-Columbian RFs in Amazonia. Our stu...

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Main Authors: Leonor Rodrigues, Tobias Sprafke, Carine Bokatola Moyikola, Bernard G. Barthès, Isabelle Bertrand, Marion Comptour, Stéphen Rostain, Joseph Yoka, Doyle McKey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67467-8

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