Most research on long-term human ecodynamics examines changes in the size and
structure of human populations, often in relation to climate change. Here we offer an …

In the highlands of southern Brazil an anthropogenitcally driven expansion of forest occurred
at the expense of grasslands between 1410 and 900 cal BP, coincident with a period of …

Abstract Our work at Mound Key, the Capital of the Calusa Kingdom, identifies a large
structure on top of Mound 1 that likely was associated with a powerful long-lived lineage …

The explicit archaeological interest in race as a topic of inquiry only developed in the 1990s.
Before this, but only beginning in the 1980s, many historical archaeologists investigated …

Considerable debate exists concerning drivers of social change in human societies. One
perspective asserts that demographic and economic conditions play a critical role in …

Understanding past population dynamics in lowland South America relative to changes in
subsistence is crucial for drawing comparisons with global processes. Here, we use …

Past and contemporary human actions are causing numerous changes in patterns and
processes at various ecosystem scales and trophic levels, including unintended …

Sambaqui (shellmound) societies are among the most intriguing archaeological phenomena
in pre-colonial South America, extending from approximately 8,000 to 1,000 years before …

This paper summarizes recent archaeological research at the upper Canoas valley, Santa
Catarina, also known as the Urubici region. This area constitutes a long-term focus of …

Disparities in domestic architecture are a potential correlate of emergent status inequality
between households. In the southern Brazilian highlands, pit house settlements exhibit …