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RussellCattle

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5. You're welcome. I first read excerpts from the book in "The Atlantic" years ago and....

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 04:14 PM

Apr 2020

...tracked the book down later, as well as it's companion volume "1493: Uncovering the New World", both by Charles Mann. The first book, "1491", I believe also goes into the area you describe with islands scattered around a flood plain. If memory serves me, the speculation was that the islands are man-made and served as end points to fish weirs built to catch fish during the annual flooding.
Thanks for the comment on my name. My old college roommate thought of it and said he liked the visual image it conjured.

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Study: Amazonian Regions were Agricultural Landscapes Some 10,000 Years Ago [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2020 OP

Fascinating, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2020 #1

Absolutely, so much has been taken for granted, from the first. Each day so much can be reversed! nt Judi Lynn Apr 2020 #2

Read the book "1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus". A chapter explains.... RussellCattle Apr 2020 #3

Have heard of the book you've mentioned many times. Had no idea it would cover this, too! Judi Lynn Apr 2020 #4

You're welcome. I first read excerpts from the book in "The Atlantic" years ago and.... RussellCattle Apr 2020 #5