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A Bluff Model of Riverine Settlement in Prehistoric Amazonia

Denevan, William M.·1996·Annals of the Association of American Geographers
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1996.tb01771.x
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In Amazonia, prehistoric settlement was especially concentrated along the major rivers. This has been explained by the superior soil and wildlife resources of the floodplain (várzea) compared to the interfluve uplands (terra firme). However, the floodplain is a high-risk habitat because of regular and periodic extreme flooding of even the highest terrain. A bluff model is proposed arguing that most settlement was not in the floodplain but rather on the valley-side bluff tops adjacent to active river channels. Subsistence was a multistrategy utilizing floodplain playa (beach) and levee soils and aquatic wildlife periodically in combination with more stable bluffedge gardens, agroforestry, and hunting. That permanent and semipermanent cultivation systems were established on the poor bluff soils is evidenced by archaeology, ethnohistory, paleoecology, and zones of anthropogenic soils (terra preta). However, bluff occupation was sporadic rather than continuous, with large settlements mostly located where main river channels impinged against bluffs. This pattern persisted with colonial missions, and it continues today.

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  • The idea of rivers as corridors for easy transportation and communication has been suggested in Amazonia and shown to be significant in predicting anthropogenic soils.

    “The idea of rivers as corridors for easy transportation and communication has been suggested in Amazonia [72] and shown to be significant in predicting anthropogenic soils [43].”

    From Potential distributions of pre-columbian people in tropical andean landscapes (2022) · cites this paper as [72]

  • Terra pretas are most commonly found in riverine settings, particularly along bluffs overlooking the rivers.

    “Terra pretas occur throughout Amazonia, but are most commonly found in the central and eastern forests [26,31], and in riverine settings, particularly along bluffs overlooking the rivers [32].”

    From Predicting pre-columbian anthropogenic soils in amazonia (2014) · cites this paper as [32]

  • Amazonian Dark Earth sites (ADEs) are qualitatively distinct and densely located along the lower stretches of major river systems and the Atlantic coast.

    “Qualitatively distinct and densely located along the lower stretches of major river systems and the Atlantic coast are Amazonian Dark Earth sites (ADEs) with deep anthropogenic soils enriched by long-term human habitation.”

    From Predicting the geographic distribution of ancient amazonian archaeological sites with machine learning (2023) · cites this paper as Denevan, 1996

  • Many propitious locations for archaeological sites remain on river terraces or bluffs in the Peruvian Amazon.

    “Nevertheless, many propitious locations remain, on river terraces or bluffs34.”

    From Geolocation of unpublished archaeological sites in the Peruvian Amazon (2021) · cites this paper as [34]

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Authors
Denevan, W. M.
Venue
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1996-12
Volume
86
Issue
4
Pages
654-681
ISSN
  • 0004-5608
  • 1467-8306
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8306.1996.tb01771.x
Cited by
206
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Language
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