... and feed complex societies that make and use monumental constructions. In this chapter, we evaluate the theories with basic information about the history, function, and socioeconomic context of monumental architecture in ancient Brazil. Agriculture adaptations of Burger Richard L Gaspar Maria Dulce...

... of invasive species and the extirpation or extinction of local flora and fauna. In this chapter, we describe two case studies of how islanders in the Americas and Pacific Islands engineered landforms and shorelines through monumental construction. These massive engineering feats contributed to a more invested...

...Most scholars would agree that monumental construction-specifically the building of mounds, earthworks, and enclosures and their placement adjacent to or around plazas, with sturdy fortifications at larger centers-is a particularly characteristic feature of Mississippian culture. While not all...