Rainforests in Far East shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
New research shows that the tropical forests of South East Asia have been shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years. The rain forests of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Thailand and Vietnam were previously thought to have been largely unaffected by humans, but the latest research suggests otherwise.