Archaeologists have uncovered further evidence of a pre-colonial “garden city” in Bolivia where ancient Amazon people lived largely reliant on maize agriculture and raising muscovy ducks.

Fifty million years before humankind began farming, ancient ants were already in the agriculture business. Over time, leafcutter ants have evolved a complex system of agriculture in their nests ...

Three generations of ancient women warriors were recently uncovered in a Russian tomb. Buried with dozens of weapons, ...

Researches also discovered signs of farming, wetland management and fish farms in the ancient settlements that ... Upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon in the 15th Century, don't seem ...

Archaeologists using 3D mapping of the Amazon are uncovering the remains gardens and forests in areas of the jungle never thought to have been lived in.

The fact that scientists are finding intact biochar in the Amazon’s ancient terra preta suggests that it’s happening. “Biochar is already a compelling solution,” said Thomas A. Trabold ...

The fact that scientists are finding intact biochar in the Amazon’s ancient terra preta suggests that it’s happening.

Ancient Amazonians of the Casarabe culture ... Rather than deforesting the Amazon, the Casarabe people practiced agroforestry, selectively managing useful tree species while preserving the ...