Study puts the Neotropics on the map of the world's food production centers in antiquity

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 10:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Shell middens are archaeological features consisting mainly of the remains of marine animals thrown away near settlements over hundreds or thousands of years. They are the debris of human activity. In Brazil, they are known by the Tupi word sambaqui.

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