Trees in the Amazon are time capsules of human history, from culture to colonialism
Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 11:41
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The annals of human history have been recorded through text, art, and oral tradition. However, for hundreds of years tropical forests have also kept detailed records of the human activities that unfolded around them. Researchers now describe how the rings, physical chemistry, and DNA of living tropical trees reveal the impacts of native culture as well as the scars of colonial occupation.