Amazônia, Arqueologia da Floresta

Season 2

Where to Watch Amazônia, Arqueologia da Floresta • Season 2

4 Episodes

  • Terra Preta
    E1
    Terra PretaA team of archaeologists coordinated by researcher Eduardo Góes Neves delves into the Teotônio site, in the Amazon rain forest, to identify evidence of ancient human occupation.
  • Construtor de Ruínas
    E2
    Construtor de RuínasThe team discovers traces of polychrome ceramics that suggest a site where the Tupi peoples once consumed their food. With the arrival of the Portuguese, the policy of extermination of Indigenous peoples and the economic exploitation of the region began.
  • Berço Tupi
    E3
    Berço TupiAs the excavations progress, evidence of the management of various plants, including exotic species, appears in areas of deep terra preta soil. Archaeologist Laura Furquim and anthropologist Karen Shiratori take Eduardo Neves to the Marmelos village of the Tenharin people, which is divided by the Trans-Amazonian Highway.
  • Viver na Floresta
    E4
    Viver na FlorestaAlong the Marmelos River, the team visits the old field of Chief João Sena to harvest corn for the traditional Tenharin festival. The Tenharin people continue to resist economic projects that destroy the forest and threaten their relatives who have chosen to live in isolation within the territory. Paleoecologists Paulo de Oliveira and Francis Mayle collect sediment cores from the bottom of nearby lakes to study how plant life has responded to climate changes around the Teotônio archaeological site.

 

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