Human impacts prior to the Industrial Revolution are not well constrained. We investigate
whether the decline in global atmospheric CO 2 concentration by 7–10 ppm in the late …

During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …

For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

As our planet emerges into a new epoch in which humans dominate the Earth system, it is
imperative that societies initiate a new phase of responsible environmental stewardship …

The legacy of pre-Columbian land use in the Amazonian rainforest is one of the most
controversial topics in the social,,,,,,,,–and natural sciences,. Until now, the debate has been …

The Anthropocene is characterized as an epoch when human influence has begun to
fundamentally alter many aspects of the Earth system and many of the planet's biomes …

This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …

We synthesize existing sedimentary charcoal records to reconstruct Holocene fire history at
regional, continental and global scales. The reconstructions are compared with the two …

The Routledge Companion to the Environmental Humanities provides a comprehensive,
transnational, and interdisciplinary map to the field, offering a broad overview of its founding …

Significant human impacts on tropical forests have been considered the preserve of recent
societies, linked to large-scale deforestation, extensive and intensive agriculture, resource …